S&P GSCI Sugar Index GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Friday, July 17th, 2026
1 Day
25.23%
increased by 1.09%
1 Week
25.28%
increased by 1.14%
1 Month
25.46%
increased by 1.32%
Analysis last updated: Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 11:04 PM UTC
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How volatility evolves over timeParameter Estimates
Jan 2, 1990 to Jul 10, 2026Model Insight
With persistence 0.996, volatility shocks have a half-life of 172 trading days (~0.7 years), close to a unit root, so long-run forecasts are highly sensitive to this estimate. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 7.15 degrees of freedom, capturing fatter tails than a normal distribution.
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GAS-GARCH-T Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 3.7031 | 7.04*** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.0285 | 39.05*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.9960 | 1,539.37*** |
ν DF Student-t tail thickness | 7.1505 | 6.33*** |
Persistence:
0.996
Half-life:
172 days
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