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5Y US Treasury 5 Year Zero Coupon Yield Continuously Compounded GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Monday, September 21st, 2026
1 Day
20.12%
1 Week
20.15%
1 Month
20.25%
Analysis last updated: Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 03:06 AM UTC
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How volatility evolves over timeParameter Estimates
Jan 2, 1990 to Sep 18, 2026Model Insight
With persistence 0.998, volatility shocks have a half-life of 311 trading days (~1.2 years), close to a unit root, so long-run forecasts are highly sensitive to this estimate. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 7.28 degrees of freedom, capturing fatter tails than a normal distribution.
GAS-GARCH-T Model
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| Param | Value | t-stat |
|---|---|---|
| ωconst | 2.5384 | 2.22** |
| αARCH | 0.0477 | 15.46*** |
| βGARCH | 0.9978 | 886.91*** |
| νDF | 7.2775 | 3.76*** |
0.998
Persistence311d
Half-lifeGAS-GARCH-T Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 2.5384 | 2.22** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.0477 | 15.46*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.9978 | 886.91*** |
ν DF Student-t tail thickness | 7.2775 | 3.76*** |
Persistence:
0.998
Half-life:
311 days
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