diff --git a/app/components/MostActiveStocks.tsx b/app/components/MostActiveStocks.tsx
index 365c9cb..3845344 100644
--- a/app/components/MostActiveStocks.tsx
+++ b/app/components/MostActiveStocks.tsx
@@ -52,10 +52,11 @@ export default function MostActiveStocks() {
     setSaving((p) => ({ ...p, [symbol]: true }));
     setSaved((p) => ({ ...p, [symbol]: false }));
     try {
+      const form = new FormData();
+      form.set("ticker", symbol);
       const res = await fetch("/api/stocks", {
         method: "POST",
-        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
-        body: JSON.stringify({ symbol }),
+        body: form,
       });
       if (!res.ok) {
         const data = await res.json().catch(() => null);
diff --git a/app/lib/jobQueue.ts b/app/lib/jobQueue.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7381567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/lib/jobQueue.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { OpenRouterClient } from "./openrouter";
+import { TradingGraph } from "../agents/tradingGraph";
+import { db } from "./db.server";
+
+type AnalyzeInput = {
+  financialData: string;
+  technicalData: { prices: number[]; sma: number; ema: number; rsi: number; macd: number };
+  sentimentData: { headlines: string[]; source?: "news" | "social" | "stocktwits" };
+};
+
+type Job = {
+  id: string;
+  type: "analyze";
+  ticker: string;
+  input: AnalyzeInput;
+};
+
+const queue: Job[] = [];
+let processing = false;
+
+function makeId() {
+  return `${Date.now()}-${Math.floor(Math.random() * 100000)}`;
+}
+
+export function enqueueAnalyze(ticker: string, input: AnalyzeInput) {
+  const id = makeId();
+  queue.push({ id, type: "analyze", ticker, input });
+  if (!processing) {
+    processQueue().catch((err) => console.error("jobQueue error:", err));
+  }
+  return id;
+}
+
+async function processQueue() {
+  processing = true;
+  while (queue.length > 0) {
+    const job = queue.shift()!;
+    console.log("[jobQueue] Processing job", job.id, job.type, job.ticker);
+    try {
+      if (job.type === "analyze") {
+        const apiKey = process.env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY;
+        if (!apiKey || apiKey === "your_openrouter_api_key_here") {
+          console.log("[jobQueue] mock mode for analyze", job.ticker);
+          const mockDecision = {
+            action: "hold",
+            confidence: 0.6,
+            reasoning: `${job.ticker} analysis - Mock mode (background)`,
+          };
+          await db.stock.upsert({
+            where: { ticker: job.ticker },
+            create: { ticker: job.ticker, lastDecision: mockDecision.action, lastExplanation: mockDecision.reasoning },
+            update: { lastDecision: mockDecision.action, lastExplanation: mockDecision.reasoning },
+          });
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        const client = new OpenRouterClient(apiKey);
+        const graph = new TradingGraph(client);
+        const decision = await graph.propagate(job.ticker, job.input);
+        await db.stock.upsert({
+          where: { ticker: job.ticker },
+          create: {
+            ticker: job.ticker,
+            lastDecision: decision.action as string,
+            lastExplanation: (decision as any).reasoning || null,
+            lastExecutionPlan: decision.executionPlan ? JSON.stringify(decision.executionPlan) : null,
+          },
+          update: {
+            lastDecision: decision.action as string,
+            lastExplanation: (decision as any).reasoning || null,
+            lastExecutionPlan: decision.executionPlan ? JSON.stringify(decision.executionPlan) : null,
+          },
+        });
+        console.log("[jobQueue] Saved background decision for", job.ticker);
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error("[jobQueue] job failed:", err);
+    }
+  }
+  processing = false;
+}
diff --git a/app/routes/api/analyze.ts b/app/routes/api/analyze.ts
index 7de0aa8..3df3dd9 100644
--- a/app/routes/api/analyze.ts
+++ b/app/routes/api/analyze.ts
@@ -75,33 +75,15 @@ export async function action({ request }: { request: Request }) {
     console.log("[analyze] Running trading graph...");
 
     if (body.background) {
-      // Run in background: start async propagation and return 202 immediately
-      (async () => {
-        try {
-          const decision = await graph.propagate(ticker, input);
-          console.log("[analyze] Background decision received:", JSON.stringify(decision));
-          // persist last decision to DB
-          await db.stock.upsert({
-            where: { ticker },
-            create: {
-              ticker,
-              lastDecision: decision.action as string,
-              lastExplanation: (decision as any).reasoning || null,
-              lastExecutionPlan: decision.executionPlan ? JSON.stringify(decision.executionPlan) : null,
-            },
-            update: {
-              lastDecision: decision.action as string,
-              lastExplanation: (decision as any).reasoning || null,
-              lastExecutionPlan: decision.executionPlan ? JSON.stringify(decision.executionPlan) : null,
-            },
-          });
-          console.log("[analyze] Background decision saved to DB for", ticker);
-        } catch (bgErr) {
-          console.error("[analyze] Background error:", bgErr);
-        }
-      })();
-
-      return Response.json({ status: "queued" }, { status: 202 });
+      // Enqueue background analyze job and return 202 immediately
+      try {
+        const { enqueueAnalyze } = await import("../../lib/jobQueue");
+        const jobId = 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 decision = await graph.propagate(ticker, input);
diff --git a/tests/save-button.spec.ts b/tests/save-button.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ce46a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/save-button.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test";
+
+test("Save button enqueues analyze and upserts stock", async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.goto("/stocks");
+  await page.waitForSelector("table tbody tr");
+  const firstRow = page.locator("tbody tr").first();
+  const symbol = (await firstRow.locator("td a").textContent()) || "";
+
+  // Click the Save button in the first row and wait for analyze enqueue response
+  const [resp] = await Promise.all([
+    page.waitForResponse((r) => r.url().endsWith('/api/analyze') && (r.status() === 202 || r.status() === 200)),
+    firstRow.locator("button:has-text('Save')").click(),
+  ]);
+
+  expect([200, 202]).toContain(resp.status());
+
+  // Poll the /api/stocks until the ticker appears (give it a few seconds for background job)
+  const base = new URL(page.url()).origin;
+  let found = false;
+  for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+    const r = await page.request.get(`${base}/api/stocks`);
+    const list = await r.json();
+    if (list.some((s: any) => s.ticker === symbol.trim())) {
+      found = true;
+      break;
+    }
+    await page.waitForTimeout(300);
+  }
+
+  expect(found).toBeTruthy();
+});