US Dollar to South African Rand GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Monday, November 9th, 2026
1 Day
8.42%
1 Week
8.45%
1 Month
8.57%
Analysis last updated: Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 02:04 PM UTC
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How returns affect tomorrow's volatilityVolatility Forecast
How volatility evolves over timeParameter Estimates
Jan 2, 1990 to Nov 6, 2026Model Insight
With persistence 0.998, volatility shocks have a half-life of 384 trading days (~1.5 years), close to a unit root, so long-run forecasts are highly sensitive to this estimate. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 3.91 degrees of freedom, capturing fatter tails than a normal distribution.
GAS-GARCH-T Model
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| Param | Value | t-stat |
|---|---|---|
| ωlong-run | 0.9241 | 1.96** |
| αscore | 0.0503 | 24.17*** |
| βpersistence | 0.9982 | 1,212.87*** |
| νDF | 3.9143 | 17.81*** |
0.998
Persistence384d
Half-lifeGAS-GARCH-T Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω long-run Long-run variance given a price move | 0.9241 | 1.96** |
α score Weight on the scaled score | 0.0503 | 24.17*** |
β persistence Volatility persistence | 0.9982 | 1,212.87*** |
ν DF Student-t tail thickness | 3.9143 | 17.81*** |
Persistence:
0.998
Half-life:
384 days
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