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Dow Jones Transportation Average Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Monday, September 21st, 2026
1 Day
20.41%
decreased by 0.57%
1 Week
20.78%
decreased by 0.20%
1 Month
21.87%
increased by 0.89%
Analysis last updated: Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 12:05 AM UTC
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How volatility evolves over timeParameter Estimates
Jan 2, 1990 to Sep 18, 2026Model Insight
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 16 trading days.
τ
Spline-GARCH Model
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Time-varying baseline: volatility reverts to a slowly-shifting spline trend
| Param | Value | t-stat |
|---|---|---|
| ωconst | 0.8698 | 6.82*** |
| αARCH | 0.0820 | 7.72*** |
| βGARCH | 0.8762 | 54.59*** |
Spline Coefficients
K=9
| γ1 | -0.0483 | -1.49 |
| γ2 | 0.1434 | 2.67*** |
| γ3 | -0.1979 | -4.78*** |
| γ4 | 0.1721 | 5.76*** |
| γ5 | -0.1164 | -3.68*** |
| γ6 | 0.0586 | 1.71* |
| γ7 | 0.0157 | 0.42 |
| γ8 | -0.0478 | -1.19 |
| γ9 | 0.0274 | 0.56 |
0.958
Persistence16d
Half-lifeτ
Spline-GARCH Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 0.8698 | 6.82*** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.0820 | 7.72*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.8762 | 54.59*** |
Spline Coefficients
K=9
| γ1 | -0.0483 | -1.49 |
| γ2 | 0.1434 | 2.67*** |
| γ3 | -0.1979 | -4.78*** |
| γ4 | 0.1721 | 5.76*** |
| γ5 | -0.1164 | -3.68*** |
| γ6 | 0.0586 | 1.71* |
| γ7 | 0.0157 | 0.42 |
| γ8 | -0.0478 | -1.19 |
| γ9 | 0.0274 | 0.56 |
Persistence:
0.958
Half-life:
16 days
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