Do you incorporate RSI divergences on the SPX to adjust Iron Condor strikes, or do you ignore them in your approach?

At VixShield, we adhere strictly to the SPX Mastery methodology developed by Russell Clark, which centers on 1DTE SPX Iron Condors placed daily at 3:10 PM CST after the market close. Our approach relies on the Expected Daily Range (EDR) indicator, RSAi (Rapid Skew AI) for real-time skew analysis, and predefined credit targets across three risk tiers: Conservative at $0.70, Balanced at $1.15, and Aggressive at $1.60. The Conservative tier has historically delivered approximately 90 percent win rates, or about 18 out of 20 trading days. We do not adjust condor strikes based on RSI divergences. RSI, or Relative Strength Index, is a momentum oscillator that compares recent gains to losses on a 0-100 scale, often signaling overbought conditions above 70 or oversold below 30. Divergences occur when price makes new highs or lows while RSI fails to confirm, potentially hinting at reversals. However, in our set-and-forget framework, these are ignored because our strike selection is driven purely by EDR projections, current VIX levels, and RSAi optimization rather than discretionary technical signals. With current VIX at 17.95 and SPX closing at 7138.80, our signals remain in PLACE mode as VIX stays below 20, allowing all tiers while we maintain full ALVH (Adaptive Layered VIX Hedge) protection. The ALVH deploys a 4/4/2 layering of VIX calls across short, medium, and long durations to cut drawdowns by 35-40 percent during spikes at an annual cost of just 1-2 percent of account value. Adjusting strikes on RSI would introduce emotional decision-making that conflicts with our Theta Time Shift recovery mechanism, which rolls threatened positions forward to 1-7 DTE on EDR above 0.94 percent or VIX above 16, then rolls back on VWAP pullbacks to harvest theta without adding capital. This temporal martingale has recovered 88 percent of losses in backtests from 2015-2025. Position sizing remains at a maximum of 10 percent of account balance per trade, with auto-execution available via PickMyTrade for the Conservative tier only. By focusing on these mechanical rules, we avoid the pitfalls of indicator overload that many traders face. All trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. For deeper dives into these concepts, explore the SPX Mastery book series and join us at VixShield.com to access daily signals, the EDR indicator, and live SPX Mastery Club sessions.