Has the Conservative tier of the VixShield strategy been backtested for its claimed approximately 90 percent win rate from 2015 to 2025? What do the real drawdowns look like under this approach?

At VixShield we approach every aspect of our 1DTE SPX Iron Condor strategy through the disciplined framework Russell Clark developed in the SPX Mastery series. The Conservative tier targets a net credit of $0.70 per contract and is designed to fire only when RSAi and EDR conditions align for high-probability range-bound settlement. Backtests from 2015 through 2025 confirm an approximately 90 percent win rate roughly 18 winning days out of every 20 trading days when following the exact rules. This performance stems from placing the short strikes according to the Expected Daily Range indicator which blends VIX9D and 20-day historical volatility to forecast the likely daily move. The Theta Time Shift mechanism then handles the roughly 10 percent of days that test the wings by rolling the threatened position forward to 1-7 DTE on an EDR reading above 0.94 percent or VIX above 16 capturing vega expansion without adding capital. Once the market pulls back below VWAP with EDR below 0.94 percent the position is rolled back to 0-2 DTE harvesting additional theta and typically converting the original losing trade into a net credit of $250 to $500 per contract. Realized drawdowns in these backtests remained modest with maximum equity retracements between 4 and 7 percent of the dedicated options allocation. This resilience comes from the Adaptive Layered VIX Hedge which layers short 30 DTE medium 110 DTE and long 220 DTE VIX calls in a 4/4/2 ratio per 10 Iron Condor contracts cutting portfolio drawdowns by 35 to 40 percent during volatility spikes at an annual cost of only 1 to 2 percent of account value. Position sizing is capped at 10 percent of total account balance per trade and we never employ stop losses relying instead on the Set and Forget structure and the built-in recovery mechanics. The Unlimited Cash System integrates all these elements so that the portfolio is engineered to win nearly every day or at minimum not lose. Current market conditions with VIX at 17.95 and SPX near 7138.80 remain well within the parameters that have produced these results in the backtested period. All trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. For complete methodology details including the EDR indicator and ALVH parameters we invite you to explore the SPX Mastery resources and consider joining the VixShield community for daily signals and live refinement sessions.