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Performance of the Realized-GARCH Model against Other GARCH Types in Predicting Cryptocurrency Volatility

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  • Rhenan G. S. Queiroz

    (Institute of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Carlos 13566-590, Brazil
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Sergio A. David

    (Institute of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Carlos 13566-590, Brazil
    Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga 13635-900, Brazil
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

Abstract

Cryptocurrencies have increasingly attracted the attention of several players interested in crypto assets. Their rapid growth and dynamic nature require robust methods for modeling their volatility. The Generalized Auto Regressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (GARCH) model is a well-known mathematical tool for predicting volatility. Nonetheless, the Realized-GARCH model has been particularly under-explored in the literature involving cryptocurrency volatility. This study emphasizes an investigation on the performance of the Realized-GARCH against a range of GARCH-based models to predict the volatility of five prominent cryptocurrency assets. Our analyses have been performed in both in-sample and out-of-sample cases. The results indicate that while distinct GARCH models can produce satisfactory in-sample fits, the Realized-GARCH model outperforms its counterparts in out of-sample forecasting. This paper contributes to the existing literature, since it better reveals the predictability performance of Realized-GARCH model when compared to other GARCH-types analyzed when an out-of-sample case is considered.

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  • Rhenan G. S. Queiroz & Sergio A. David, 2023. "Performance of the Realized-GARCH Model against Other GARCH Types in Predicting Cryptocurrency Volatility," Risks, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-13, December.
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