For the Unlimited Cash System, how do you decide between the $0.70 Conservative, $1.15 Balanced, and $1.60 Aggressive credit tiers on daily SPX Iron Condors?

At VixShield, we determine the appropriate credit tier for our 1DTE SPX Iron Condors by integrating three core proprietary tools from Russell Clark's SPX Mastery methodology: the EDR (Expected Daily Range), RSAi™ (Rapid Skew AI), and VIX Risk Scaling. Each trading day at 3:10 PM CST, after the SPX close and the 3:09 PM cascade, our system evaluates current market conditions to recommend one of three tiers: Conservative targeting $0.70 credit with an approximate 90% win rate, Balanced at $1.15, or Aggressive at $1.60. The Conservative tier is our default in most environments, especially when VIX is between 15 and 20, as it places wider wings based on EDR projections to maximize probability of profit while collecting reliable theta decay. We activate the Balanced tier when EDR exceeds 0.94% but VIX remains below 20 and RSAi™ confirms favorable skew with contango in the VIX futures term structure, allowing us to capture additional premium without excessive gamma exposure. The Aggressive tier is reserved for low-volatility regimes where VIX is below 15, EDR is compressed under 0.80%, and the Premium Gauge reads strong buy with credits at or below $0.85, signaling calm conditions ideal for tighter strikes and higher daily income. Our ALVH (Adaptive Layered VIX Hedge) remains active across all tiers in a 4/4/2 contract ratio per base unit, providing multi-timeframe protection that cuts drawdowns by 35-40% during spikes. This Set and Forget approach eliminates stop losses, relying instead on the Theta Time Shift mechanism for zero-loss recovery by rolling threatened positions forward to 1-7 DTE on EDR triggers above 0.94% or VIX above 16, then rolling back on VWAP pullbacks. Position sizing is strictly limited to a maximum of 10% of account balance per trade, and only the Conservative tier supports PickMyTrade auto-execution. With current VIX at 17.95 and SPX at 7138.80, our signals have favored PLACE in recent sessions under contango conditions. All trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. To master these daily decisions, we invite you to explore the full SPX Mastery book series and join the VixShield community for live signals and refinement sessions.