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ICE US Sugar Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Monday, September 21st, 2026
1 Day
27.58%
decreased by 1.64%
1 Week
27.42%
decreased by 1.80%
1 Month
27.16%
decreased by 2.06%
Analysis last updated: Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 04:13 AM 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 4 trading days.
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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 | 1.5151 | 3.11*** |
| αARCH | 0.0893 | 5.08*** |
| βGARCH | 0.7561 | 18.14*** |
Spline Coefficients
K=9
| γ1 | 0.0178 | 0.17 |
| γ2 | 0.0191 | 0.14 |
| γ3 | 0.0249 | 0.43 |
| γ4 | -0.2495 | -5.16*** |
| γ5 | 0.3842 | 8.68*** |
| γ6 | -0.3203 | -6.97*** |
| γ7 | 0.1797 | 3.94*** |
| γ8 | -0.0692 | -1.79* |
| γ9 | 0.0162 | 0.63 |
0.845
Persistence4d
Half-lifeτ
Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 1.5151 | 3.11*** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.0893 | 5.08*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.7561 | 18.14*** |
Spline Coefficients
K=9
| γ1 | 0.0178 | 0.17 |
| γ2 | 0.0191 | 0.14 |
| γ3 | 0.0249 | 0.43 |
| γ4 | -0.2495 | -5.16*** |
| γ5 | 0.3842 | 8.68*** |
| γ6 | -0.3203 | -6.97*** |
| γ7 | 0.1797 | 3.94*** |
| γ8 | -0.0692 | -1.79* |
| γ9 | 0.0162 | 0.63 |
Persistence:
0.845
Half-life:
4 days
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