Strike Selection
Russell Clark has described EDR exceeding 1.5 percent combined with no VWAP recovery as a sign of a broken market. Are traders incorporating EDR into their daily SPX iron condor decisions?
EDR Iron Condor strike selection VIX Risk Scaling VWAP
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At VixShield, we build every daily SPX Iron Condor decision around the Expected Daily Range, or EDR, as the foundational tool for strike selection. Russell Clark designed EDR as a proprietary TradingView indicator that blends short-term implied volatility from VIX9D with 20-day historical volatility, producing three risk-tuned strike recommendations each day. Our signals fire at 3:10 PM CST after the SPX close, offering Conservative, Balanced, and Aggressive tiers that target credits of approximately 0.70, 1.15, and 1.60 respectively. The Conservative tier has delivered roughly 90 percent win rates across backtested periods by staying well inside the EDR wings. When EDR exceeds 0.94 percent we become cautious, and readings above 1.5 percent without a subsequent VWAP pullback often signal a broken market regime where we pause new Iron Condor Command entries entirely. In those environments the ALVH hedge remains fully active across its three layers to protect the portfolio. Our methodology is strictly 1DTE, set-and-forget, with no stop losses. The Theta Time Shift mechanism allows us to roll threatened positions forward to 1-7 DTE on elevated EDR or VIX above 16, then roll back on EDR contraction below 0.94 percent accompanied by price below VWAP, targeting net credits of 250 to 500 per contract without adding capital. RSAi rapidly assesses skew in real time to fine-tune the exact premium delivered by each tier. Position sizing never exceeds 10 percent of account balance. With current VIX at 17.95 and its five-day moving average at 18.58, we remain in a regime where all three tiers are available under VIX Risk Scaling, though we monitor EDR closely each afternoon. All trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. To see EDR in action and access our daily signals, join the SPX Mastery Club at vixshield.com.
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💬 Community Pulse
Community traders often approach EDR by checking its projected daily range before every 3:10 PM CST entry, using the indicator's High, Medium, and Low strike suggestions to align with their chosen risk tier. Many note that when EDR climbs above 1.5 percent without VWAP recovery it prompts them to sit on the sidelines and let the ALVH layers work, avoiding the broken-market conditions Russell Clark highlights. A common misconception is treating EDR as a simple volatility filter rather than the precise strike-selection engine it was built to be. Experienced members emphasize pairing EDR readings with RSAi skew analysis and the Contango Indicator to confirm regime safety before placing Iron Condor Command trades. This disciplined integration helps maintain the high win rates associated with the Conservative tier while preserving capital during outlier volatility expansions.
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