diff --git a/app/lib/queue.ts b/app/lib/queue.ts
index eb722d7..e3ea1c4 100644
--- a/app/lib/queue.ts
+++ b/app/lib/queue.ts
@@ -22,11 +22,9 @@ if (REDIS_URL) {
   worker = new Worker(
     "analyze",
     async (job: any) => {
-      console.log("[queue] Processing analyze job", job.id, job.data.ticker);
       const { ticker, input } = job.data as { ticker: string; input: any };
       const apiKey = process.env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY;
       if (!apiKey || apiKey === "your_openrouter_api_key_here") {
-        console.log("[queue] mock mode for analyze", ticker);
         const mockDecision = {
           action: "hold",
           confidence: 0.6,
@@ -41,7 +39,6 @@ if (REDIS_URL) {
       }
 
       const { graph, config } = await buildTradingGraph(apiKey);
-      console.log("[queue] Trading config:", config);
       // Fetch latest Alpaca account and prices; abort job if unavailable so work runs on fresh data
       try {
         const account = await fetchAccount();
@@ -89,7 +86,6 @@ if (REDIS_URL) {
         },
       });
 
-      console.log("[queue] Job complete and saved for", ticker);
       return decision;
     },
     { connection: redis }
@@ -106,12 +102,12 @@ if (REDIS_URL) {
     const state = await job.getState();
     const failedReason = job.failedReason || null;
     const returnValue = job.returnvalue || null;
-    return { id: job.id, state, failedReason, returnValue };
+    return { id: job.id, state, failedReason, returnValue, timestamp: job.timestamp ?? job.data?.timestamp ?? null };
   };
 
   listRecentJobs = async (ticker?: string, limit = 50) => {
     const jobs = await analyzeQueue.getJobs(["waiting", "active", "completed", "failed", "delayed"], 0, limit - 1);
-    const mapped = await Promise.all(jobs.map(async (j: any) => ({ id: j.id, name: j.name, data: j.data, state: await j.getState(), returnValue: j.returnvalue || null })));
+    const mapped = await Promise.all(jobs.map(async (j: any) => ({ id: j.id, name: j.name, data: j.data, state: await j.getState(), returnValue: j.returnvalue || null, timestamp: j.timestamp ?? j.data?.timestamp ?? null })));
     if (ticker) return mapped.filter((j: any) => j.data?.ticker === ticker);
     return mapped;
   };
@@ -133,7 +129,7 @@ if (REDIS_URL) {
   };
 } else {
   // In-process fallback queue for environments without Redis (dev/tests)
-  type Job = { id: string; ticker: string; input: any; state: "queued" | "processing" | "completed" | "failed"; result?: any; failedReason?: string };
+  type Job = { id: string; ticker: string; input: any; state: "queued" | "processing" | "completed" | "failed"; result?: any; failedReason?: string; timestamp: number };
   const queue: Job[] = [];
   const jobsById: Record<string, Job> = {};
   let processing = false;
@@ -144,7 +140,7 @@ if (REDIS_URL) {
 
   enqueueAnalyze = (ticker: string, input: any) => {
     const id = makeId();
-    const job: Job = { id, ticker, input, state: "queued" };
+    const job: Job = { id, ticker, input, state: "queued", timestamp: input?.timestamp ?? Date.now() };
     queue.push(job);
     jobsById[id] = job;
     if (!processing) processQueue().catch((e) => console.error("inproc queue error:", e));
@@ -152,7 +148,7 @@ if (REDIS_URL) {
   };
 
   listRecentJobs = async (ticker?: string, limit = 50) => {
-    const items = Object.values(jobsById).slice(-limit).reverse().map((j) => ({ id: j.id, data: { ticker: j.ticker }, state: j.state, returnValue: j.result || null }));
+    const items = Object.values(jobsById).slice(-limit).reverse().map((j) => ({ id: j.id, data: { ticker: j.ticker, timestamp: j.timestamp }, state: j.state, returnValue: j.result || null, timestamp: j.timestamp }));
     if (ticker) return items.filter((it) => it.data?.ticker === ticker);
     return items;
   };
@@ -252,7 +248,7 @@ if (REDIS_URL) {
   getJob = async (jobId: string) => {
     const job = jobsById[jobId];
     if (!job) return null;
-    return { id: job.id, state: job.state, failedReason: job.failedReason || null, returnValue: job.result || null };
+    return { id: job.id, state: job.state, failedReason: job.failedReason || null, returnValue: job.result || null, timestamp: job.timestamp };
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/app/routes/analyze.tsx b/app/routes/analyze.tsx
index 3b1dbe2..979e3fb 100644
--- a/app/routes/analyze.tsx
+++ b/app/routes/analyze.tsx
@@ -386,13 +386,6 @@ export default function Analyze() {
       const quote = quoteRes.ok ? await quoteRes.json() : null;
       const indicatorsData = indicatorsRes.ok ? await indicatorsRes.json() : null;
 
-      const analysisRes = await fetch("/api/analyze", {
-        method: "POST",
-        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
-        body: JSON.stringify({ ticker }),
-      });
-      const analysis = analysisRes.ok ? await analysisRes.json() : null;
-
       const indicators: Indicators = {
         rsi: indicatorsData?.indicators?.rsi ?? null,
         sma20: indicatorsData?.indicators?.sma ?? null,
@@ -407,6 +400,48 @@ export default function Analyze() {
         avgVolume: indicatorsData?.indicators?.avgVolume ?? null,
       };
 
+      const analysisRes = await fetch("/api/analyze", {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ ticker }),
+      });
+
+      if (analysisRes.status === 202) {
+        // Background job queued - poll for completion
+        const data = await analysisRes.json();
+        const jobId = data.jobId;
+        let cancelled = false;
+        let timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+
+        const poll = async () => {
+          try {
+            const jr = await fetch(`/api/jobs/${jobId}`);
+            if (!jr.ok) { if (!cancelled) timer = setTimeout(poll, 2000); return; }
+            const j = await jr.json();
+            if (cancelled) return;
+
+            if (j.state === "completed" && j.returnValue) {
+              setStocks((s) => s.map((st) =>
+                st.id === id ? { ...st, loading: false, currentPrice: quote?.price ?? null, indicators, analysis: j.returnValue } : st
+              ));
+              cancelled = true;
+              return;
+            }
+            if (j.state === "failed") {
+              setStocks((s) => s.map((st) => st.id === id ? { ...st, loading: false } : st));
+              cancelled = true;
+              return;
+            }
+          } catch (e) { /* ignore */ }
+          if (!cancelled) timer = setTimeout(poll, 2000);
+        };
+        poll();
+
+        return () => { cancelled = true; if (timer) clearTimeout(timer); };
+      }
+
+      // Fallback: synchronous response
+      const analysis = analysisRes.ok ? await analysisRes.json() : null;
       setStocks((s) => s.map((st) =>
         st.id === id
           ? { ...st, loading: false, currentPrice: quote?.price ?? null, indicators, analysis }
diff --git a/app/routes/api/analyze.ts b/app/routes/api/analyze.ts
index cdf8d2d..1208ff4 100644
--- a/app/routes/api/analyze.ts
+++ b/app/routes/api/analyze.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 // Server-only imports are loaded dynamically inside the action to avoid client bundling issues
 
+const JOB_TIMEOUT_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 minutes
+
 export async function action({ request }: { request: Request }) {
   const body = await request.json();
   
@@ -12,66 +14,58 @@ export async function action({ request }: { request: Request }) {
     return Response.json({ error: "ticker is required" }, { status: 400 });
   }
 
-  // Load server-only modules dynamically to prevent them from being included in client bundles
-  const { buildTradingGraph } = await import("../../lib/tradingConfig.server");
   const { db } = await import("../../lib/db.server");
   const { fetchAccount, fetchRecentCloses, fetchBars } = await import("../../lib/alpacaClient");
+  const { getJob, listRecentJobs, cancelJob } = await import("../../lib/queue");
 
-  const apiKey = process.env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY;
-  
-  if (!apiKey || apiKey === "your_openrouter_api_key_here") {
-    const mockDecision = {
-      action: "hold" as const,
-      confidence: 0.75,
-      reasoning: `${ticker} analysis - Mock mode: positive momentum detected with neutral technical signals`,
-      agentSignals: [
-        {
-          agent: "fundamentals" as const,
-          signal: "bullish" as const,
-          confidence: 0.7,
-          reasoning: "Strong fundamentals with positive earnings outlook",
-          timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
-        },
-        {
-          agent: "technical" as const,
-          signal: "neutral" as const,
-          confidence: 0.6,
-          reasoning: "Mixed technical indicators",
-          timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
-        },
-      ],
-      debateRounds: [
-        {
-          bullishView: "Bullish case supported by fundamentals and momentum",
-          bearishView: "Bearish case from mixed technical signals",
-          researcher: "bullish" as const,
-        },
-      ],
-    };
-    return Response.json(mockDecision);
-  }
+  // Clean up old unfinished jobs for this ticker (older than timeout)
+  try {
+    const recentJobs = await listRecentJobs(ticker, 50);
+    for (const j of recentJobs) {
+      if (j.state === "waiting" || j.state === "active" || j.state === "delayed") {
+        // Check if the job is too old
+        const jobCreatedAt = j.data?.timestamp;
+        if (jobCreatedAt && Date.now() - jobCreatedAt > JOB_TIMEOUT_MS) {
+          await cancelJob(j.id);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (e) { /* ignore cleanup errors */ }
 
-  const { graph, config } = await buildTradingGraph(apiKey);
+  // Check if there's a recent unfinished job that can be reused
+  try {
+    const recentJobs = await listRecentJobs(ticker, 10);
+    const activeJob = recentJobs.find((j: any) => j.state === "waiting" || j.state === "active");
+    if (activeJob) {
+      // Return existing job ID instead of creating a new one
+      const jobId = activeJob.id;
+      // Update the stock record with this job ID
+      await db.stock.upsert({
+        where: { ticker },
+        update: { lastJobId: jobId },
+        create: { ticker, lastJobId: jobId },
+      });
+      return Response.json({ status: "queued", jobId }, { status: 202 });
+    }
+  } catch (e) { /* ignore */ }
 
-  // Fetch latest Alpaca account and recent prices; abort if unavailable
+  // Fetch latest Alpaca account and recent prices
   let account: any = undefined;
   let prices: number[] = [];
   let recentBars: any[] = [];
   try {
     account = await fetchAccount();
     prices = await fetchRecentCloses(ticker);
-    // Also fetch recent intraday bars to enable deterministic execution plan calculation
     try {
       recentBars = await fetchBars(ticker, '1Min', { limit: 200 });
-      // derive prices from bars if available (prefer freshest closes)
       if (recentBars && recentBars.length) {
         prices = recentBars.map((b: any) => (typeof b.ClosePrice === 'number' ? b.ClosePrice : (typeof b.c === 'number' ? b.c : 0))).filter((p: number) => p > 0);
       }
     } catch (barErr) {
-      console.warn('[analyze] Failed to fetch recent bars for deterministic execution plan:', barErr);
+      console.warn('[analyze] Failed to fetch recent bars:', barErr);
     }
   } catch (e) {
-    console.error("[analyze] Failed to fetch Alpaca data before analysis:", e);
+    console.error("[analyze] Failed to fetch Alpaca data:", e);
     return Response.json({ error: "Failed to fetch Alpaca data: " + String(e) }, { status: 502 });
   }
 
@@ -90,42 +84,24 @@ export async function action({ request }: { request: Request }) {
       source: "news" as const,
     },
     account,
+    timestamp: Date.now(),
   };
 
+  // Always enqueue as background job
   try {
-    if (body.background) {
-      // Enqueue background analyze job and return 202 immediately
-      try {
-        const { enqueueAnalyze } = await import("../../lib/queue");
-        const jobId = await enqueueAnalyze(ticker, input);
-        return Response.json({ status: "queued", jobId }, { status: 202 });
-      } catch (enqueueErr) {
-        console.error("[analyze] enqueue error:", enqueueErr);
-        return Response.json({ error: "failed to enqueue" }, { status: 500 });
-      }
-    }
+    const { enqueueAnalyze } = await import("../../lib/queue");
+    const jobId = await enqueueAnalyze(ticker, input);
 
-    let decision = await graph.propagate(ticker, input);
-    // Enrich executionPlan deterministically on server-side
-    try {
-      const { enrichExecutionPlan, verifyExecutionPlanWithLLM } = await import("../../lib/execution");
-      decision = enrichExecutionPlan(decision, input);
-      // Optionally ask LLM to verify/adjust the computed plan if API key is present
-      if (process.env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY) {
-        try {
-          decision = await verifyExecutionPlanWithLLM(decision, input, config.model);
-        } catch (e) {
-          console.warn("LLM verification failed:", e);
-        }
-      }
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.warn("Failed to enrich execution plan:", e);
-    }
+    // Save jobId to DB stock record
+    await db.stock.upsert({
+      where: { ticker },
+      update: { lastJobId: jobId },
+      create: { ticker, lastJobId: jobId },
+    });
 
-    return Response.json(decision);
-  } catch (error) {
-    const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unknown error";
-    console.error("[analyze] Error:", error);
-    return Response.json({ error: message }, { status: 500 });
+    return Response.json({ status: "queued", jobId }, { status: 202 });
+  } catch (enqueueErr) {
+    console.error("[analyze] enqueue error:", enqueueErr);
+    return Response.json({ error: "failed to enqueue" }, { status: 500 });
   }
 }