1. Return
The heartbeat of every trade is Return, what you get back for the risk you take. But real pros don’t chase random profits. They pursue consistent, risk-adjusted returns. The game isn’t about hitting home runs. It’s about stacking singles and compounding over time.
2. Risk
If Return is your goal, Riskis your gatekeeper. Every serious trader knows their “R,” their risk per trade, often 1% of capital. That’s your lifeline. It’s what keeps you alive through losing streaks and protects you from emotional decisions. In prop trading, the ones who last aren’t the boldest; they’re the ones who respect their risk.
3.Resistance
Markets breathe. Resistanceshows where that breath slows. It’s the ceiling where sellers crowd in, momentum fades, and reversals brew. Great prop traders mark resistance like a GPS. It guides when to attack and when to step back.
4.Reversion
Every market swings from extremes back toward balance. Reversion to the meanis one of the oldest, most powerful principles in trading. When prices stretch too far, smart traders prepare for the snapback while the crowd chases the wrong direction.
5.Rally
Few words excite traders more than Rally. It’s that explosive move when sentiment flips, volume spikes, and momentum takes off. But the best traders don’t chase rallies. They anticipate them. They spot the buildup before the breakout.
6.Rejection
Every candlestick tells a story, and Rejectioncandles scream the loudest. A long wick or a sharp reversal shows the market saying “no more.” These rejection points reveal high-probability entries and exits. Prop traders use them to fade exhaustion and ride reversals.
7.Regret
Every trader feels it: missing the move, closing too early, or holding too long. But Regretis only toxic if you let it linger. Pros use it as feedback. They review, refine, and reset. Regret is fuel for better execution.
8.Retest
The market loves to test conviction. Breakouts and breakdowns often retest key levels before moving again. The impatient traders get shaken out. The disciplined ones get a second chance, often their best entry of the day.
9.Retracement
No trend is one-way. Retracements, those pullbacks within a move, are where traders get their best risk-reward setups. The deeper the pullback, the better the potential reward for those patient enough to wait for confirmation.
10. Reputation and Reality
Here’s the final and perhaps most important “R.”
The Reputationof your prop firm and the Reality of how it operates can make or break your trading career. You can have perfect discipline, consistent profits, and flawless risk management, but if your prop firm delays or denies payouts, none of it matters.
In today’s prop world, the reputation of the firm you trade with matters just as much as your own results. A firm with a strong reputation is one that’s transparent, pays on time, and operates under real financial oversight. Reputation is earned through accountability, and that’s where broker-backed prop firms stand above the rest.
Firms backed by regulated brokers have real capital, compliance standards, and credibility to protect. They can’t afford to play games with traders’ payouts or manipulate the rules. They’re in it for the long term, not the quick cash.
That’s what makes ThinkCapitaland Axi Select two of the most trusted names in the prop world.
ThinkCapital, powered by ThinkMarkets, offers regulated, transparent funding to traders around the world with the backing of a licensed broker.
Axi Select, powered by Axi, is a 100% free funding program with no challenge fees, no time limits, and access to live broker-backed capital based on your consistency.
When it comes to your trading future, reputation and reality are everything.
Trade smart. Protect your R. Choose ThinkCapitalor Axi Select, the prop firms built on real reputation and real results.