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CBOE NASDAQ-100 Volatility Index Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Friday, July 24th, 2026
1 Day
82.85%
increased by 0.01%
1 Week
84.04%
increased by 1.20%
1 Month
86.30%
increased by 3.46%
Analysis last updated: Friday, July 24, 2026 at 11:38 AM UTC
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This model fits a time-varying baseline (a spline), so volatility mean-reverts toward a slowly-shifting long-run level rather than a constant. Short-run deviations decay with a half-life of 5 trading days.
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Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 0.7277 | 10.54*** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.1104 | 7.05*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.7666 | 24.46*** |
Spline Coefficients
K=5
| γ1 | 0.0371 | 2.85*** |
| γ2 | -0.0629 | -3.16*** |
| γ3 | 0.0389 | 2.36** |
| γ4 | -0.0319 | -1.87* |
| γ5 | 0.0290 | 2.05** |
Persistence:
0.877
Half-life:
5 days
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