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US Dollar to Swiss Franc GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
1 Day
6.67%
1 Week
6.69%
1 Month
6.74%
Analysis last updated: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 07:31 PM UTC
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How volatility evolves over timeParameter Estimates
Jan 2, 1990 to Sep 4, 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 = 2.83 degrees of freedom, capturing fatter tails than a normal distribution.
GAS-GARCH-T Model
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| Param | Value | t-stat |
|---|---|---|
| ωconst | 0.5433 | 2.47** |
| αARCH | 0.0174 | 18.50*** |
| βGARCH | 0.9990 | 2,938.24*** |
| νDF | 2.8304 | 45.65*** |
0.999
Persistence693d
Half-lifeGAS-GARCH-T Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 0.5433 | 2.47** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.0174 | 18.50*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.9990 | 2,938.24*** |
ν DF Student-t tail thickness | 2.8304 | 45.65*** |
Persistence:
0.999
Half-life:
693 days
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