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US Dollar to Brazilian Real GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Wednesday, August 19th, 2026
1 Day
12.72%
decreased by 0.05%
1 Week
12.72%
decreased by 0.05%
1 Month
12.72%
decreased by 0.05%
Analysis last updated: Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 07:43 PM UTC
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How volatility evolves over timeParameter Estimates
Dec 22, 1992 to Aug 14, 2026Model Insight
With persistence 0.999, volatility shocks have a half-life of 693 trading days (~2.7 years), close to a unit root, so long-run forecasts are highly sensitive to this estimate. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 2.30 degrees of freedom, capturing fatter tails than a normal distribution.
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GAS-GARCH-T Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 0.7104 | 10.52*** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.0453 | 134.80*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.9990 | |
ν DF Student-t tail thickness | 2.2961 | 1,835.43*** |
Persistence:
0.999
Half-life:
693 days
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