VixShield uses tiered credit targets of $0.70, $1.15, and $1.60 for its 1DTE SPX Iron Condors depending on the selected risk level. How should traders determine position size for these condors, and when is it appropriate to adjust between the Conservative, Balanced, and Aggressive tiers?

At VixShield, we size our 1DTE SPX Iron Condors using a strict maximum of 10 percent of total account balance per trade. This keeps drawdowns manageable even during the rare losing days that occur roughly two times per month under our Conservative tier, which historically wins about 90 percent of trading days or 18 out of 20. The Conservative tier targets a $0.70 credit, the Balanced tier $1.15, and the Aggressive tier $1.60. These credit levels are generated each trading day at 3:10 PM CST through our RSAi™ engine, which combines real-time skew analysis with the EDR indicator to recommend precise strikes. Position sizing begins with the chosen tier's credit multiplied by the number of contracts that fit within the 10 percent account risk guideline, always using defined-risk structures with no stop losses under our Set and Forget methodology. We adjust tiers daily based on VIX Risk Scaling rules. When VIX sits below 15, all three tiers remain available and we often favor Balanced or Aggressive in strong contango regimes where the Contango Indicator shows green. Between VIX 15 and 20, we restrict to Conservative and Balanced only, as higher volatility increases the probability of the wings being tested. Above VIX 20 we pause all Iron Condor Command entries entirely and rely on our ALVH hedge to protect the portfolio. The ALVH Adaptive Layered VIX Hedge, with its 4/4/2 contract ratio across short, medium, and long VIX calls, cuts drawdowns by 35 to 40 percent during spikes while costing only 1 to 2 percent of account value annually. Our Theta Time Shift mechanism then recovers the majority of any temporary losses by rolling threatened positions forward to 1-7 DTE on EDR readings above 0.94 percent or VIX above 16, then rolling back on VWAP pullbacks to harvest additional theta. This Temporal Theta Martingale approach turned 88 percent of historical losses into net gains across 2015-2025 backtests without adding capital. Current market conditions with VIX at 17.95 and SPX near 7138.80 place us in the Balanced-to-Conservative window, where we size each condor to collect the targeted credit while staying inside the 10 percent allocation. All trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. For complete examples, strike-selection walkthroughs using the EDR indicator, and live signal integration with PickMyTrade for the Conservative tier, visit VixShield.com and explore the SPX Mastery resources.