Idea History of the JHEQX Hedged Equity Fund

If you’re new to my TV feed, I have been following 3 JPM hedged equity funds put spread collars (seagull) for 2 years now.

Some points to be aware of before using any of this info:

  • Theories are highly speculative dealer flows.
  • All the information is public.
  • Hedges are SPX quarterly expiry options.
  • Core concepts originate from Cem Karsan on fin twit.
  • I use the white paper “Implied Order Book” as my basis for Dealer Flow



My Charting on the funds started in 2021 when I was trying to understand the role of volatility and the expiry of these funds before and after Opec/VolEx.
JHEQX: ITM vs OTM


I got my first prediction completely wrong.
2.2 Billion Reasons to be short this market in march.


Then I began to map the history of the expirations
What is really moving markets this summer?


My interest in the funds led me to 2 other similar funds running the same strategy.
Put Spread Collar (Seagull) on JHQTX


I started breaking down the delta and gamma of the hedges
How a 17 Billion Fund Hedges Delta


The math is fairly straight forward.
How to Calculate the Delta of a Hedge


So I started a pine script to track the collar
Script to track put collar spreads


The script involves plotting the delta/gamma/vanna for a put spread collar
A Put Spread Collars Gamma Indicator


I had transformed into “The Hedge Whisperer”
You ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?


Pointing to my price targets like Smalls on the Sand Lot.
Bear Rally has Arrived


But I realized I was getting lucky, and started to look for the distribution probabilities of the hedge
Hedged Equity Update


The popularity of 0DTE continues to grow and the understanding of these dealer flows became an event of their own.
3835 Vanna Trap


In the coming weeks:

  • Regular updates on hedged equity flows and levels.
  • How I think JHEQX will be the straw that breaks the camels back.
  • Trade ideas for upcoming expirations.
  • And How to hedge assets using the same strategy


Thanks to all who have commented and kept my interest in writing and researching.

I hope you find these topics helpful.
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