Volatility

proxy

Loss

function

Forecasting

horizons

Forecasting strategies

Benchmark

Student t

Skew student

1-year

3-year

innovation

t innovation

rolling window

rolling window

TSRV

QL

1 day

0.815

−0.498

0.833**

−23.197

−23.001

1 week

0.828

−0.262

1.27***

−21.286

−20.538

2 weeks

0.844

0.030

1.631***

−19.272

−17.842

1 month

0.862

0.134

2.144***

−17.292

−15.359

MSE

1 day

1.005

−0.252

0.433

−9.550

−9.566

1 week

1.010

−0.236

0.749

−9.751

−9.835

2 weeks

1.017

−0.262

1.062

−10.107

−10.281

1 month

1.031

−0.544

1.709

−10.776

−11.116

5 min-RV

QL

1 day

1.486

0.044

−0.379

−21.602

−24.467

1 week

1.482

−0.105

−0.231

−23.443

−24.939

2 weeks

1.494

0.229

−0.045

−24.009

−24.178

1 month

1.511

0.985**

0.156

−25.729

−24.082

MSE

1 day

9.851

0.002

−0.037

−0.302

−0.371

1 week

9.851

0.002

−0.014

−0.530

−0.567

2 weeks

9.854

0.006

0.011

−0.774

−0.781

1 month

9.938

−0.022

0.053

−0.582

−0.534