With the VIX currently at 17.95 and its 5-day moving average at 18.58, are we continuing to run the full ALVH hedge or scaling back exclusively to the conservative and balanced Iron Condor tiers?

At VixShield, we follow a disciplined, rules-based framework drawn directly from Russell Clark's SPX Mastery methodology. With the VIX at 17.95 and sitting below its 5-day moving average of 18.58, we remain in a contango regime that supports premium collection. Under our VIX Risk Scaling rules, when the VIX is below 20 we actively trade both Conservative and Balanced Iron Condor tiers while keeping the Aggressive tier available only when the VIX stays below 15. At 17.95 we therefore operate the Conservative tier targeting a 0.70 credit and the Balanced tier targeting a 1.15 credit, but we do not deploy the Aggressive 1.60 credit tier. This maintains our targeted win rate near 90 percent on the Conservative setup across approximately 18 out of 20 trading days. Simultaneously, we continue running the full three-layer ALVH Adaptive Layered VIX Hedge in its standard 4/4/2 contract ratio per base unit of 10 Iron Condors. The short 30 DTE, medium 110 DTE, and long 220 DTE VIX calls at 0.50 delta remain fully active regardless of the specific VIX level once established, because the hedge is designed to protect against both fast drops and prolonged volatility expansions. The annual cost of the full ALVH remains only 1 to 2 percent of account value while historically cutting portfolio drawdowns by 35 to 40 percent during high-volatility periods. Strike selection for each daily 1DTE Iron Condor is driven by our EDR Expected Daily Range indicator in combination with RSAi Rapid Skew AI, which analyzes real-time skew, VWAP positioning, and short-term VIX momentum to optimize wings that precisely match the targeted credit. We place these trades at the 3:10 PM CST signal, after the SPX close, which keeps us outside PDT day-trade restrictions and allows our Set and Forget approach with no stop losses. Should volatility spike above 20, we would immediately shift to HOLD status on new Iron Condors while the ALVH layers continue working. The Temporal Theta Martingale recovery mechanism stands ready to roll any threatened positions forward to 1-7 DTE on an EDR above 0.94 percent or VIX above 16, then roll back on a VWAP pullback to harvest theta without adding capital. This integrated system, combining the Iron Condor Command, full ALVH protection, RSAi precision, and Theta Time Shift, forms the foundation of our Unlimited Cash System designed to win nearly every day or, at minimum, not lose. All trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. For deeper implementation details, daily signals, and access to the EDR indicator, we invite you to explore the resources available inside the SPX Mastery Club at vixshield.com.