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CBOE DJIA Volatility Index GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Wednesday, October 21st, 2026

1 Day

99.40%

decreased by 1.66%

1 Week

101.87%

increased by 0.81%

1 Month

107.46%

increased by 6.40%

Analysis last updated: Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 01:49 PM UTC

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graph of CBOE DJIA Volatility Index GAS-GARCH-T

News Impact Curve

How returns affect tomorrow's volatility

Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Oct 6, 1997 to Oct 16, 2026

Model Insight

Volatility shocks decay with a half-life of 8 trading days, meaning a shock loses half its impact after approximately 8 days. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 4.00 degrees of freedom, capturing fatter tails than a normal distribution.

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GAS-GARCH-T Model

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Shock decay: Shocks decay with a 8-day half-lifev = 4.00 · fat tails
ParamValuet-stat
ωlong-run51.6142
3.74***
αscore0.1244
7.01***
βpersistence0.9132
43.18***
νDF4.0010
3.25***

0.913

Persistence

8d

Half-life
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GAS-GARCH-T Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

long-run

Long-run variance given a price move

51.6142
3.74***
α

score

Weight on the scaled score

0.1244
7.01***
β

persistence

Volatility persistence

0.9132
43.18***
ν

DF

Student-t tail thickness

4.0010
3.25***

Persistence:

0.913

Half-life:

8 days