Hi, I have used R rmgarch package to implement EGARCH ADCC model from which I can extract conditional covariance matrix. Now I would like to introduce positive and/or negative shocks to see the asymmetric response of covariance. I have come to know that impulse response function (IRF) or volatility IRF is not compatible for any asymmetric models, therefore, the only way to introduce shocks into the ADCC model can be through simulation given the parameters. For the purpose of introducing shocks and simulating the model, I intend to use dccsim function for simulating the model given the shocks in preZ (standardized residuals specified by the user) argument. I am not sure whether this dccsim function actually does what I intend to do. Therefore, I would like to have your helpful suggestion regarding the use of dccsim function in this purpose. The simulation code what I describe above is as follows: # first specify univariate egarch model uspec<-ugarchspec(variance.model=list(model="eGARCH",garchOrder=c(1,1)), distribution.model="norm",mean.model=list(armaOrder=c(0,0),include.mean=F)) model=multispec(replicate(2,uspec)) # replicate for two series # specify ADCC model mvspec=dccspec(model,dccOrder = c(1,1),model = "aDCC",distribution "mvnorm") # cluster cl= makePSOCKcluster(2) multf = multifit(model, Data, cluster = cl) fitADCC=dccfit(mvspec,data = Data, fit = multf, cluster = cl) ADCC<-print(fitADCC) stopCluster(cl) # stop cluster # store covariance matrix COV<-matrix(rcov(fitADCC)[1,2,]) # COV contains 2345 obs # simulate the model # given positive shocks in preZ sim<-dccsim(ADCC, n.sim =2345,n.start =100 , m.sim = 1, startMethod "unconditional",preZ = 0.7131) # extract covariance sim_cov<-as.matrix(rcov(sim)[1,2,]) # # to specify negative shocks I put a minus sign before 0.7131 in preZ sim1<-dccsim(ADCC, n.sim =2345,n.start =100 , m.sim = 1, startMethod "unconditional",preZ = - 0.7131) # extract covariance sim1_cov<-as.matrix(rcov(sim)[1,2,]) Please feel free to reply that this approach is correct to proceed. Thanks. Best regards, sultan [[alternative HTML version deleted]]