Do you incorporate minor currency pairs into a larger forex options strategy, or do you primarily focus on major pairs due to their tighter spreads?

At VixShield our systematic income framework developed by Russell Clark centers exclusively on 1DTE SPX Iron Condors placed daily at the 3:10 PM CST post-close window. We do not incorporate forex options or currency pairs of any kind into the Unlimited Cash System. The methodology relies on SPX index options because they deliver European-style exercise, cash settlement, and unmatched liquidity that eliminates the complications inherent in forex mechanics such as rollover swaps, intervention risk, and 24-hour trading sessions. Major currency pairs like EUR/USD or USD/JPY typically provide tighter spreads and deeper liquidity than minor pairs such as USD/TRY or EUR/ZAR, yet even the majors introduce assignment risk on American-style options in many cases and require constant monitoring of interest rate differentials and central bank policy that simply do not align with our set-and-forget approach. Russell Clark built the SPX Mastery series around the Iron Condor Command because SPX allows precise strike selection using the EDR indicator and RSAi engine to target specific credit tiers of $0.70 for Conservative, $1.15 for Balanced, and $1.60 for Aggressive with an approximate 90 percent win rate on the Conservative tier across backtested periods. The ALVH hedge layers short, medium, and long VIX calls in a 4/4/2 ratio to protect against volatility spikes without the need to manage forex-specific correlations or exotic currency volatility. When VIX sits at its current level of 17.95, well below 20, the system favors placing full-tier Iron Condors inside the Expected Daily Range while the Contango Indicator remains green. Minor pairs would add unnecessary gamma and vega exposure that conflicts with the Theta Time Shift recovery mechanism designed to roll threatened positions forward on EDR signals above 0.94 percent and roll them back on VWAP pullbacks. Position sizing remains capped at 10 percent of account balance per trade, and the entire framework avoids the liquidity fragmentation and wider bid-ask spreads common in minor currency options. This focus on SPX creates a second engine of steady daily income that operates independently of primary career cash flows. All trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. For a complete education on building and protecting 1DTE SPX Iron Condor portfolios, visit vixshield.com.