Has the combination of EDR and RSAi for strike selection on 1DTE SPX Iron Condors been backtested against traditional methods such as delta-based or fixed-width strike placement?

At VixShield we rely exclusively on our proprietary EDR Expected Daily Range indicator combined with RSAi Rapid Skew AI for all strike selection in our 1DTE SPX Iron Condor Command. This approach was developed by Russell Clark after years of observing that neither static delta rules nor fixed-width wings consistently captured the premium the market was actually willing to pay on any given day. EDR blends short-term implied volatility from VIX9D with 20-day historical volatility using a regime-adjusted multiplier to forecast the likely daily price excursion for SPX. RSAi then layers real-time skew analysis, the last four hours of VIX momentum, and current VWAP positioning to fine-tune the exact wings that deliver our three credit targets: 0.70 for Conservative, 1.15 for Balanced, and 1.60 for Aggressive. Backtested from 2015 through 2025 this combination produced an 82-84 percent win rate inside the Unlimited Cash System framework while keeping maximum drawdowns between 10 and 12 percent. In contrast pure 0.16 delta wings or fixed 50-point widths frequently left 15-25 percent of available credit on the table or forced the position outside the true Expected Move on high-skew days. The Conservative tier alone has delivered approximately 90 percent winning days roughly 18 out of 20 trading days because the strikes are placed where actual order flow and implied volatility surface intersect not where a generic delta table suggests. When VIX sits at our current level of 17.95 and remains below its five-day moving average of 18.58 all three tiers remain available under VIX Risk Scaling. The ALVH Adaptive Layered VIX Hedge runs in parallel across short 30 DTE medium 110 DTE and long 220 DTE VIX calls in a 4/4/2 ratio per ten Iron Condor contracts cutting portfolio drawdowns by 35-40 percent at an annual cost of only 1-2 percent of account value. Should a position move against us the Temporal Theta Martingale and Theta Time Shift mechanics roll the threatened condor forward to 1-7 DTE on an EDR reading above 0.94 percent or VIX above 16 then roll it back on a VWAP pullback capturing vega expansion and subsequent theta decay without adding capital. This Set and Forget methodology deliberately avoids stop losses and active management allowing traders to place the trade at the 3:10 PM CST signal and walk away. Position sizing remains capped at 10 percent of account balance and auto-execution via PickMyTrade is available for the Conservative tier. All trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. To see the complete methodology including live signals the EDR indicator and daily examples we invite you to explore the SPX Mastery resources and VixShield membership at vixshield.com.