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HSI Volatility Index GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Friday, August 7th, 2026

1 Day

59.26%

decreased by 3.32%

1 Week

62.97%

increased by 0.39%

1 Month

72.57%

increased by 9.99%

Analysis last updated: Friday, August 7, 2026 at 08:40 PM UTC

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Parameter Estimates

Jul 16, 2010 to Nov 19, 2021

Model Insight

Volatility shocks decay with a half-life of 13 trading days, meaning a shock loses half its impact after approximately 13 days. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 4.74 degrees of freedom, capturing fatter tails than a normal distribution.

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GAS-GARCH-T Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

31.9688
6.06***
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.0981
14.55***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9474
112.50***
ν

DF

Student-t tail thickness

4.7361
4.54***

Persistence:

0.947

Half-life:

13 days