At a VIX level of 17.95, which sits below its five-day moving average, do you continue to deploy all three tiers of 1DTE SPX Iron Condors or adjust the VIX Risk Scaling parameters?

At VixShield, we follow a disciplined VIX Risk Scaling framework developed by Russell Clark in the SPX Mastery methodology. With the current VIX at 17.95 and sitting below its five-day moving average of 18.58, all three 1DTE Iron Condor tiers remain fully available. This includes our Conservative tier targeting a $0.70 credit, Balanced tier at $1.15, and Aggressive tier at $1.60. The VIX Risk Scaling rules are clear: when VIX stays below 15, all tiers are active and we often refresh our ALVH hedges. Between 15 and 20, we continue to allow Conservative and Balanced while the Aggressive tier is still permitted in contango regimes like the one we are in now. Only above 20 do we move to HOLD, keeping the full three-layer ALVH active for protection. Our signals fire daily at 3:10 PM CST after the SPX close, driven by the RSAi engine that blends real-time skew analysis with the EDR indicator to select optimal strikes. The EDR, Russell Clark's proprietary formula combining VIX9D and historical volatility, currently projects a daily range that supports placement across all risk levels without violation. This setup aligns perfectly with our Set and Forget approach: we define risk at entry with no stop losses, relying instead on the Theta Time Shift mechanism for any threatened positions. In backtested periods from 2015 to 2025, this framework delivered approximately 90 percent win rates on the Conservative tier across roughly 18 out of 20 trading days. Position sizing remains capped at 10 percent of account balance per trade, and the After-Close PDT Shield timing avoids day-trade restrictions. The current contango environment, confirmed by our Contango Indicator, further supports harvesting premium across tiers while the ALVH Adaptive Layered VIX Hedge stands ready with its 4/4/2 contract layering across short, medium, and long VIX calls. We do not tighten rules arbitrarily below the five-day moving average; instead, we let the full VIX Risk Scaling matrix and RSAi guidance dictate action. This keeps the Unlimited Cash System operating with mechanical precision. All trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Visit vixshield.com to access the complete SPX Mastery book series, our daily signal archive, and enrollment details for the VixShield platform where PickMyTrade auto-execution is available for the Conservative tier.