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Dow Jones South Africa Index GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Friday, August 7th, 2026

1 Day

15.89%

decreased by 0.97%

1 Week

15.97%

decreased by 0.89%

1 Month

16.27%

decreased by 0.59%

Analysis last updated: Friday, August 7, 2026 at 08:37 PM UTC

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graph of Dow Jones South Africa Index GAS-GARCH-T

News Impact Curve

How returns affect tomorrow's volatility

Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Jan 1, 1992 to Apr 30, 2026

Model Insight

Volatility shocks decay with a half-life of 33 trading days, meaning a shock loses half its impact after approximately 33 days. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 7.03 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

1.2708
12.18***
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.0807
34.50***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9794
572.43***
ν

DF

Student-t tail thickness

7.0256
7.17***

Persistence:

0.979

Half-life:

33 days