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ICE US Sugar Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Thursday, September 10th, 2026
1 Day
28.45%
decreased by 0.55%
1 Week
28.07%
decreased by 0.93%
1 Month
27.43%
decreased by 1.57%
Analysis last updated: Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 08:05 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 | 1.5140 | 3.10*** |
| αARCH | 0.0898 | 5.10*** |
| βGARCH | 0.7551 | 18.11*** |
Spline Coefficients
K=9
| γ1 | 0.0181 | 0.17 |
| γ2 | 0.0180 | 0.13 |
| γ3 | 0.0273 | 0.47 |
| γ4 | -0.2528 | -5.22*** |
| γ5 | 0.3866 | 8.70*** |
| γ6 | -0.3207 | -6.93*** |
| γ7 | 0.1791 | 3.91*** |
| γ8 | -0.0687 | -1.77* |
| γ9 | 0.0161 | 0.62 |
0.845
Persistence4d
Half-lifeτ
Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 1.5140 | 3.10*** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.0898 | 5.10*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.7551 | 18.11*** |
Spline Coefficients
K=9
| γ1 | 0.0181 | 0.17 |
| γ2 | 0.0180 | 0.13 |
| γ3 | 0.0273 | 0.47 |
| γ4 | -0.2528 | -5.22*** |
| γ5 | 0.3866 | 8.70*** |
| γ6 | -0.3207 | -6.93*** |
| γ7 | 0.1791 | 3.91*** |
| γ8 | -0.0687 | -1.77* |
| γ9 | 0.0161 | 0.62 |
Persistence:
0.845
Half-life:
4 days
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