How the level system works
What counts as finished, what unlocks the next level, and what XP is actually for.
Know the rules of progress so you measure knowledge rather than pages opened.
What makes a lesson count as finished?
The academy is split into levels. A level is not a folder of lessons but a finished topic: after it you can do something specific, and the exam checks that.
- Lesson read
- — +20 XP
- Test 2 of 3
- — +20 XP
- Test 3 of 3
- — +30 XP
- Practice situation
- — +50 XP
- Level exam from 80%
- — +200 XP
A lesson counts as finished when two conditions are met: the text has been opened and the test passed with at least 2 out of 3. Reading alone is not enough — otherwise progress would show how much you had scrolled, not what you knew.
The next level opens once the previous one is at least half done. That is a compromise: we do not lock you in one place, but we also do not let you jump from the first level straight to indicators.
Statuses are simply readable markers of how much work is behind you. They unlock nothing and affect nothing except your own picture of progress.
XP is secondary here. It shows the volume you have covered, not the quality of your decisions on the market. Someone with 5,000 XP and no journal loses to someone with 1,500 XP and discipline.
Key takeaways
- A lesson only counts together with a test scored 2 of 3 or better.
- The next level opens after 50% of the previous one.
- The level exam is 10 questions with an 80% pass mark.
What people do
Chasing XP by brute-forcing the tests. XP goes up, understanding does not, and that shows on the very first real trade.
What works
Before a level exam, review your own journal rather than the lessons: it already records what was unclear to you specifically.
A practical example
Take a typical level of 12 lessons: 12 × 20 XP for the lessons + 12 × 20–30 XP for the tests + 200 XP for the exam. Roughly 680–800 XP for the level.
The level exam is 10 questions with a pass mark of 8. The questions come from across the level, so “learning the last lesson” does not help.
Lesson 3 of 10 in “WELCOME TO MERCER”