RB Trading Blog

Funded-trader playbooks & journal best-practice

Strategies, prop firm guides, and trading psychology from the team behind RB Trading Pro Journal. Used by 7,000+ funded traders.

ROUTINE

Daily Trading Routine — What Funded Traders Actually Do Pre & Post Market

A realistic daily trading routine from funded traders. Pre-market prep, during-session discipline, and post-market review that turns trading from gambling into a process.

27 May 2026 · 8 min read
PROP FIRMS

Prop Firms Without Time Limits — 2026 Comparison Guide

Which prop firms let you take as long as you need to pass a challenge. Pros, cons, costs, and which ones actually deliver on the no-time-limit promise.

20 May 2026 · 7 min read
BACKTESTING

How to Backtest a Trading Strategy — Without Lying to Yourself

A practical guide to backtesting a trading strategy properly. Manual replay, automated tests, common biases, and how funded traders prove an edge before risking real capital.

13 May 2026 · 9 min read
TOOLS

TradingView vs MetaTrader — Which Should a Funded Trader Actually Use?

Honest comparison of TradingView and MetaTrader 4/5 for funded prop firm traders. Charting, execution, prop firm compatibility, and the right choice per use case.

6 May 2026 · 7 min read
FUNDED TRADING

Funded Trader Salary — What Prop Firm Traders Actually Earn in 2026

Real income data from FTMO, FunderPro, Apex, E8 funded traders. Profit splits, monthly take-home ranges, and how scaling actually works.

29 Apr 2026 · 8 min read
RISK MANAGEMENT

Best Risk-Reward Ratio for Trading — What Top Funded Traders Actually Use

Why 1:2 R:R isn't always the answer. Real numbers from funded trader data showing how risk-reward ratio interacts with win rate to determine profitability.

22 Apr 2026 · 7 min read
FTMO

How to Pass an FTMO Challenge in 2026 — 7-Step Playbook from Funded Traders

A practical 7-step playbook for passing FTMO challenges. Drawdown management, daily loss rules, position sizing, and the journal habits used by traders who actually got funded.

15 Apr 2026 · 9 min read
TRADING JOURNAL

Trading Journal vs Spreadsheet — Why 7,000 Funded Traders Switched

Why a spreadsheet stops working past 50 trades, and what a real trading journal does that Excel and Google Sheets can't. Honest comparison from funded traders.

8 Apr 2026 · 7 min read
PROP FIRMS

Prop Firm Tracker — How to Never Fail on Drawdown Again

A complete guide to tracking prop firm rules in real time. Daily loss, max drawdown, profit targets, and the alerts that prevent fail-outs before they happen.

1 Apr 2026 · 8 min read
TRADING PSYCHOLOGY

Emotion Tracking in Trading — The Hidden 30% Edge Most Traders Ignore

Why tagging your trades with emotional state surfaces the single biggest leak in most accounts. Real numbers, real patterns, and how to start in 60 seconds.

25 Mar 2026 · 6 min read