What Is XP Leagues Season 2?

The END GAME is the high-octane finale of Avantis XP Leagues Season 2 - a 5-week trading competition where smart traders can rack up massive XP rewards without necessarily blowing up their accounts. This isn't just about trading volume; it's about strategic positioning to climb the league ranks while protecting your capital.

Each week, you'll start fresh in Bronze league with the goal of climbing to Diamond. The higher you climb, the bigger your slice of the XP pie - with 500M total XP up for grabs, plus exclusive Avantis merch and the Chad Trader discord role for top performers.

Platform Enhancements

Avantis has rolled out several game-changing boosts that savvy traders can leverage:

• 2x Trading XP Boost across the board until Season 2 ends

• Zero closing fees on RWAs (Real World Assets) - this is HUGE for tactical trading

• 2x XP Boost for LPs on all deposits (existing and new)

These changes create unique opportunities for strategic XP farming that weren't available earlier in the season.

The XP Prize Structure: Timing Is Everything

The total 500M XP prize pool increases weekly, creating a strategic consideration for when to go all-in:

Strategic insight: While Week 5 offers the largest rewards, it will also attract the heaviest competition. Week 2 or 3 might offer the best reward-to-competition ratio for many traders.

League Distribution: Where to Focus

Trader's take: The jump from Gold to Sapphire offers a significant rewards increase (10% → 25%), making Sapphire a sweet spot target for efficient XP farming.

The Scoring Formula: Breaking It Down Like a Pro

Here's where the game gets interesting. The scoring formula is:

Score = (Trader Fees / Total Fees) × 0.8 + (Negative PnL / Total Negative PnL) × 0.2

Let's dissect this formula to understand exactly how to optimize your approach:

The Fee Component (80% of Your Score)

Component: (Trader Fees / Total Fees) × 0.8

• Trader Fees: The absolute dollar amount of trading fees you generate

• Total Fees: The sum of all fees generated by all traders that week

• Multiplier: 0.8 (80% weight in the formula)

This means:

• If you generate 2% of all platform trading fees, you get 0.02 × 0.8 = 0.016 (1.6%) points from this component

• Your performance is measured relative to all other traders that week

• As competition increases in later weeks, you'll need to generate more fees to maintain the same score

  The Loss Component (20% of Your Score)

  Component: (Negative PnL / Total Negative PnL) × 0.2

  • Negative PnL: Your absolute dollar losses from trading (not profits!)

  • Total Negative PnL: The sum of all trading losses across all traders

  • Multiplier: 0.2 (20% weight in the formula)

  Key insights:

  • Only losses count here, not your net PnL

  • If you have no losses, you get zero points from this component

  • If your losses are 1% of all platform losses, you get 0.01 × 0.2 = 0.002 (0.2%) points

  The Strategic Balance

  This creates a fascinating scoring dynamic:

  1. You're rewarded more for fees than losses (4:1 ratio)

  2. Higher volumes = more fees = higher score (regardless of profitability)

  3. Some strategic losses can actually help your score (but only if proportionally lower than your fee contribution)

  The optimal ratio: Generate fees at a higher proportion than your losses

Formula Optimization: Pro Tips for XP Maximization

Now that we understand the formula, here are specific tactics to exploit it:

1. The Fee-to-Loss Ratio Sweet Spot

The ideal scenario is maximizing your share of total fees while minimizing your share of total losses:

• Target Ratio: Aim for your % of total fees to be at least 4× your % of total losses

• Example: If you generate 4% of platform fees, you want no more than 1% of platform losses

• Why It Works: This maximizes your formula score with optimal capital efficiency

2. The "Loss Dilution" Strategy

Since only your proportion of total losses matters:

• Track community trading volumes via platform leaderboards

• Time your higher-risk trades during periods of high overall market volatility

• When everyone is taking losses, your losses count less toward your score

3. The "Fee Harvesting" Power Hours

Not all trading hours are equal:

• Identify peak platform activity periods (often around market opens or major news)

• Concentrate your trading during these high-liquidity windows

• Your fees during low-activity periods have higher relative weight

5. The Calculated Loss Tactic

Sometimes taking small intentional losses can improve your score:

• If you've generated significant fees but have no losses, consider closing some positions at small losses

• This gives you points from the 20% loss component you'd otherwise miss

• Only use this if your fee generation is already strong

Final Trader's Tips

1. Calculate your personal fee-to-loss ratio after each trading day and adjust strategy

2. Monitor leaderboards to gauge where you stand relative to competition

3. Use the RWA zero closing fee advantage aggressively - it's your biggest edge

4. Remember weekly resets - each Monday is a fresh start regardless of previous week's performance

5. Track daily league cutoff thresholds to know exactly how much more trading you need

6. Diversify across trading pairs to capture fee opportunities across different market conditions

7. The 80/20 rule applies - 80% of your score comes from fees, so make that your primary focus

Visit avantisfi.com/leagues to start climbing the ranks and claim your share of the 500M XP prize pool. Good luck, and trade smart!