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S&P GSCI Silver Index Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Thursday, October 22nd, 2026

1 Day

35.70%

decreased by 0.72%

1 Week

35.70%

decreased by 0.72%

1 Month

35.68%

decreased by 0.74%

Analysis last updated: Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 11:03 PM UTC

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10/21/2024

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10/21/2026

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News Impact Curve

How returns affect tomorrow's volatility

Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Jan 2, 1990 to Oct 16, 2026

Model Insight

With persistence 0.995, volatility shocks have a half-life of 137 trading days (~0.5 years), close to a unit root, so long-run forecasts are highly sensitive to this estimate.

τ

Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model

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High persistence: persistence 0.995, shock half-life ~137 days
ParamValuet-stat
ωconst0.8398
6.05***
αARCH0.0408
6.97***
βGARCH0.9542
159.01***
∑γi Spline Coefficients
K=1
γ1-0.0004
-1.79*

0.995

Persistence

137d

Half-life
τ

Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

0.8398
6.05***
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.0408
6.97***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9542
159.01***
∑γi Spline Coefficients
K=1
γ1-0.0004
-1.79*

Persistence:

0.995

Half-life:

137 days