With the current VIX at 17.95, which tier do you recommend for daily 1DTE SPX Iron Condors: the conservative target of $0.70 credit or the balanced target of $1.15 credit? Is the maximum position size still limited to 10 percent of account balance?

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. With the current VIX at 17.95, which sits in the 15-20 range, we operate exclusively within the Conservative tier targeting a $0.70 credit and the Balanced tier targeting a $1.15 credit. The Aggressive tier at $1.60 is blocked because VIX Risk Scaling dictates that levels between 15 and 20 require reduced exposure to protect against potential volatility expansion. Our RSAi engine, which blends real-time skew analysis with the EDR indicator, automatically selects strikes that deliver these precise credit targets while staying aligned with the Expected Daily Range. The Conservative tier continues to deliver its characteristic approximately 90 percent win rate, making it the foundation for most accounts in the current regime. Position sizing remains capped at a maximum of 10 percent of total account balance per trade. This limit preserves capital across the daily cycle and integrates seamlessly with our ALVH Adaptive Layered VIX Hedge, which stays fully active in all three layers regardless of VIX level once established. The 4/4/2 contract ratio across short, medium, and long VIX calls provides the 35-40 percent drawdown reduction that has proven effective in backtests from 2015 through 2025. Our Set and Forget approach means we define risk at entry with no stop losses and rely on the Theta Time Shift mechanism to recover any threatened positions by rolling forward to 1-7 DTE on EDR readings above 0.94 percent or VIX above 16, then rolling back on VWAP pullbacks. This temporal martingale has recovered 88 percent of losses in historical testing without adding capital. At VIX 17.95 we also monitor the Contango Indicator, which currently shows a favorable regime for premium collection. All trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. For complete details on implementing these rules, including PickMyTrade auto-execution for the Conservative tier, we invite you to explore the SPX Mastery resources and join the VixShield community for daily signals and live refinement sessions. Visit vixshield.com to access the full system.