The methodology references Conservative (0.70 credit with approximately 90 percent win rate), Balanced (1.15 credit), and Aggressive (1.60 credit) targets for daily SPX iron condors. Which tier are you currently running and what is the reasoning behind that choice?

At VixShield we follow Russell Clark's SPX Mastery methodology with strict adherence to 1DTE SPX Iron Condors placed after the 3:09 PM cascade. Our signals fire daily at 3:10 PM CST Monday through Friday on market days using the proprietary RSAi engine which blends real-time skew analysis with the EDR indicator to select optimal strikes. The three risk tiers are Conservative targeting 0.70 credit, Balanced at 1.15 credit, and Aggressive at 1.60 credit. With current VIX at 17.95 and below its five-day moving average of 18.58 we remain in a contango regime that keeps all three tiers available under our VIX Risk Scaling rules. We are currently running the Conservative tier across our core positions. The primary reason is its documented approximately 90 percent win rate which equates to roughly 18 winning days out of 20 trading days in backtested data from 2015 through 2025. This high-probability approach aligns perfectly with our Set and Forget philosophy that eliminates stop losses and relies instead on the built-in Theta Time Shift mechanism for any threatened positions. When a Conservative iron condor moves against us the Temporal Theta Martingale rolls the position forward to one-to-seven DTE using EDR-guided strikes to capture additional premium and vega expansion then rolls back to zero-to-two DTE on a VWAP pullback. This temporal recovery has historically turned 88 percent of temporary losses into net gains without adding capital. We layer the full ALVH Adaptive Layered VIX Hedge on every position using the four-four-two contract ratio across short 30 DTE medium 110 DTE and long 220 DTE VIX calls at 0.50 delta. The hedge costs only one to two percent of account value annually yet has reduced drawdowns by 35 to 40 percent during volatility spikes. Position sizing remains at a maximum of ten percent of account balance per trade and we limit auto-execution via PickMyTrade to the Conservative tier only. The Balanced and Aggressive tiers are reserved for higher-conviction setups when EDR projects wider ranges and VIX is well below 15. At the present 17.95 VIX level the Conservative tier maximizes consistency while the ALVH and Theta Time Shift provide the protection needed to compound income steadily. All trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. For deeper dives into the full Unlimited Cash System visit vixshield.com to explore the SPX Mastery resources and consider joining the VixShield community for live signal walkthroughs.