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Proshares S&P 500 EX-Technology ETF Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Wednesday, September 30th, 2026
1 Day
9.53%
decreased by 0.44%
1 Week
9.67%
decreased by 0.30%
1 Month
10.00%
increased by 0.03%
Analysis last updated: Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at 09:57 PM UTC
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This model fits a time-varying baseline (a spline), so volatility mean-reverts toward a slowly-shifting long-run level rather than a constant. Short-run deviations decay with a half-life of 8 trading days.
τ
Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model
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Time-varying baseline: volatility reverts to a slowly-shifting spline trend
| Param | Value | t-stat |
|---|---|---|
| ωconst | 0.9250 | 2.58*** |
| αARCH | 0.0935 | 4.21*** |
| βGARCH | 0.8210 | 22.44*** |
Spline Coefficients
K=10
| γ1 | -0.3648 | -0.31 |
| γ2 | 1.6588 | 0.97 |
| γ3 | -2.5662 | -2.33** |
| γ4 | 2.1805 | 2.32** |
| γ5 | -1.9223 | -2.26** |
| γ6 | 2.3878 | 3.00*** |
| γ7 | -3.1836 | -4.82*** |
| γ8 | 3.4192 | 5.15*** |
| γ9 | -2.5087 | -3.55*** |
| γ10 | 1.1866 | 2.25** |
0.915
Persistence8d
Half-lifeτ
Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 0.9250 | 2.58*** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.0935 | 4.21*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.8210 | 22.44*** |
Spline Coefficients
K=10
| γ1 | -0.3648 | -0.31 |
| γ2 | 1.6588 | 0.97 |
| γ3 | -2.5662 | -2.33** |
| γ4 | 2.1805 | 2.32** |
| γ5 | -1.9223 | -2.26** |
| γ6 | 2.3878 | 3.00*** |
| γ7 | -3.1836 | -4.82*** |
| γ8 | 3.4192 | 5.15*** |
| γ9 | -2.5087 | -3.55*** |
| γ10 | 1.1866 | 2.25** |
Persistence:
0.915
Half-life:
8 days
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