With the VIX at 17.95 and within the VIX Risk Scaling parameters, what credit targets are used for the daily SPX Iron Condors, the $0.70 Conservative tier or the $1.15 Balanced tier?

At VixShield, we follow Russell Clark's SPX Mastery methodology with strict adherence to 1DTE SPX Iron Condors placed after the 3:09 PM CST cascade. Our signals fire daily at 3:10 PM CST, Monday through Friday on market days. The three defined risk tiers are Conservative targeting $0.70 credit, Balanced targeting $1.15 credit, and Aggressive targeting $1.60 credit. With the current VIX at 17.95, we are operating inside the VIX Risk Scaling framework. This framework dictates Conservative and Balanced tiers only when VIX sits between 15 and 20, blocking the Aggressive tier entirely. VIX above 20 triggers a full hold with no Iron Condor Command entries while the ALVH hedge remains active. At 17.95 we therefore utilize both the Conservative $0.70 credit target, which historically delivers approximately 90 percent win rate or 18 out of 20 trading days, and the Balanced $1.15 credit target depending on real-time RSAi analysis and EDR projections. RSAi, our Rapid Skew AI engine, combines current options skew, implied volatility surface, VWAP positioning, and short-term VIX momentum to optimize strike selection for the exact premium the market offers. It begins with the EDR reading, currently 1.1606 percent, then applies a skew-assessment layer that adjusts wing sides in five-dollar increments until the credit matches the chosen tier. Strike placement always respects the Expected Daily Range formula that blends VIX9D and 20-day historical volatility. This ensures we remain within the statistically probable range on roughly 68 percent of days. Our approach is strictly Set and Forget with defined risk established at entry, no stop losses, and reliance on the Theta Time Shift mechanism for any threatened positions. When volatility expands, the Temporal Theta Martingale rolls the position forward to one-to-seven DTE on EDR above 0.94 percent or VIX above 16, then rolls back to zero-to-two DTE on a VWAP pullback below 0.94 percent EDR to harvest additional theta and recover without adding capital. The ALVH hedge, our Adaptive Layered VIX Hedge, provides the primary protection across all tiers. It layers short 30 DTE, medium 110 DTE, and long 220 DTE VIX calls in a four-four-two contract ratio per ten Iron Condor units at 0.50 delta. This first-of-its-kind multi-timeframe structure cuts portfolio drawdowns by 35 to 40 percent during spikes at an annual cost of only one to two percent of account value. Position sizing remains conservative at a maximum of ten percent of account balance per trade. The Conservative tier integrates seamlessly with PickMyTrade for auto-execution while Balanced requires manual confirmation. In the current contango regime shown by our Contango Indicator, premium collection remains favorable. All trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. For deeper implementation details, including live signal examples and backtested performance from 2015 through 2025, we invite you to explore the SPX Mastery book series and join the VixShield platform at vixshield.com.