Rough volatility: evidence from range volatility estimators
In Gatheral et al. 2018, first posted in 2014, volatility is characterized by fractional behavior with a Hurst exponent $H < 0.5$, challenging traditional views of volatility dynamics. Gatheral et al. demonstrated this using realized volatility measurements. Our study extends this analysis by employing range-based proxies to confirm their findings across a broader dataset and non-standard assets. Notably, we address the concern that rough volatility might be an artifact of microstructure noise in high-frequency return data. Our results reveal that log-volatility, estimated via range-based methods, behaves akin to fractional Brownian motion with an even lower $H$, below $0.1$. We also affirm the efficacy of the rough fractional stochastic volatility model (RFSV), finding that its predictive capability surpasses that of AR, HAR, and GARCH models in most scenarios. This work substantiates the intrinsic nature of rough volatility, independent of the microstructure noise often present in high-frequency financial data.
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