diff --git a/app/api/price-monitor/route.js b/app/api/price-monitor/route.js
index ccc7b92..a6e3595 100644
--- a/app/api/price-monitor/route.js
+++ b/app/api/price-monitor/route.js
@@ -7,14 +7,22 @@ export async function GET() {
     const monitoringData = await priceMonitor.getTradeMonitoringData()
     const activeAlerts = priceMonitor.getActiveAlerts()
     
-    // Get price cache for quick reference
-    const priceData = {}
-    const symbols = [...new Set(monitoringData.map(trade => trade.symbol))]
+    // Get price cache for all common trading symbols + active trade symbols
+    const baseSymbols = ['SOLUSD', 'BTCUSD', 'ETHUSD'] // Always show these
+    const tradeSymbols = monitoringData.map(trade => trade.symbol)
+    const allSymbols = [...new Set([...baseSymbols, ...tradeSymbols])]
     
-    for (const symbol of symbols) {
+    const priceData = {}
+    for (const symbol of allSymbols) {
       const price = priceMonitor.getCurrentPrice(symbol)
       if (price) {
         priceData[symbol] = price
+      } else {
+        // Force fetch price if not cached
+        const fetchedPrice = await priceMonitor.forceUpdatePrice(symbol)
+        if (fetchedPrice) {
+          priceData[symbol] = fetchedPrice
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -25,7 +33,7 @@ export async function GET() {
         alerts: activeAlerts,
         prices: priceData,
         lastUpdated: new Date().toISOString(),
-        monitoringActive: true
+        monitoringActive: priceMonitor.isMonitoring()
       }
     })
   } catch (error) {
diff --git a/create-demo-trades.js b/create-demo-trades.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dffce28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/create-demo-trades.js
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+const { PrismaClient } = require('@prisma/client')
+
+const prisma = new PrismaClient()
+
+async function createDemoTrade() {
+  try {
+    console.log('🎯 Creating demo trade for price monitoring...')
+
+    // Create a demo user if doesn't exist
+    const user = await prisma.user.upsert({
+      where: { id: 'demo-user' },
+      update: {},
+      create: {
+        id: 'demo-user',
+        email: 'demo@trading-bot.com',
+        name: 'Demo User'
+      }
+    })
+
+    // Create a demo trade - SOLUSD Buy position
+    const currentSolPrice = 190.82 // Current SOL price
+    const trade = await prisma.trade.create({
+      data: {
+        userId: user.id,
+        symbol: 'SOLUSD',
+        side: 'BUY',
+        amount: 100, // $100 investment
+        price: currentSolPrice,
+        entryPrice: currentSolPrice,
+        status: 'OPEN',
+        stopLoss: currentSolPrice * 0.98, // 2% stop loss
+        takeProfit: currentSolPrice * 1.06, // 6% take profit
+        leverage: 1,
+        timeframe: '1h',
+        tradingMode: 'SIMULATION',
+        confidence: 85,
+        isAutomated: true,
+        createdAt: new Date(),
+        updatedAt: new Date()
+      }
+    })
+
+    console.log('✅ Demo trade created:')
+    console.log(`   ID: ${trade.id}`)
+    console.log(`   Symbol: ${trade.symbol}`)
+    console.log(`   Side: ${trade.side}`)
+    console.log(`   Entry Price: $${trade.entryPrice}`)
+    console.log(`   Stop Loss: $${trade.stopLoss?.toFixed(2)}`)
+    console.log(`   Take Profit: $${trade.takeProfit?.toFixed(2)}`)
+    console.log(`   Amount: $${trade.amount}`)
+    console.log()
+
+    // Also create one for BTC
+    const currentBtcPrice = 119050
+    const btcTrade = await prisma.trade.create({
+      data: {
+        userId: user.id,
+        symbol: 'BTCUSD',
+        side: 'SELL',
+        amount: 200,
+        price: currentBtcPrice,
+        entryPrice: currentBtcPrice,
+        status: 'OPEN',
+        stopLoss: currentBtcPrice * 1.02, // 2% stop loss (higher for short)
+        takeProfit: currentBtcPrice * 0.94, // 6% take profit (lower for short)
+        leverage: 2,
+        timeframe: '4h',
+        tradingMode: 'SIMULATION',
+        confidence: 78,
+        isAutomated: true,
+        createdAt: new Date(),
+        updatedAt: new Date()
+      }
+    })
+
+    console.log('✅ Second demo trade created:')
+    console.log(`   ID: ${btcTrade.id}`)
+    console.log(`   Symbol: ${btcTrade.symbol}`)
+    console.log(`   Side: ${btcTrade.side}`)
+    console.log(`   Entry Price: $${btcTrade.entryPrice}`)
+    console.log(`   Stop Loss: $${btcTrade.stopLoss?.toFixed(2)}`)
+    console.log(`   Take Profit: $${btcTrade.takeProfit?.toFixed(2)}`)
+    console.log(`   Amount: $${btcTrade.amount}`)
+
+    console.log('\n🎉 Demo trades ready! Now you can test the price monitoring system.')
+    console.log('💡 Visit http://localhost:9001/automation to see them in action!')
+
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('❌ Error creating demo trade:', error)
+  } finally {
+    await prisma.$disconnect()
+  }
+}
+
+if (require.main === module) {
+  createDemoTrade()
+}
+
+module.exports = { createDemoTrade }
diff --git a/lib/price-monitor.ts b/lib/price-monitor.ts
index 8608a19..6a194ab 100644
--- a/lib/price-monitor.ts
+++ b/lib/price-monitor.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ class PriceMonitor extends EventEmitter {
     console.log('⏹️  Price monitoring service stopped')
   }
 
+  isMonitoring(): boolean {
+    return this.isRunning
+  }
+
   private async updatePricesAndAnalyze(): Promise<void> {
     console.log('📊 Price monitor: Updating prices and checking positions...')
 
@@ -98,15 +102,24 @@ class PriceMonitor extends EventEmitter {
       // Get all active trades
       const activeTrades = await this.getActiveTradesForMonitoring()
       
+      // Always fetch prices for common trading symbols, even without active trades
+      const baseSymbols = ['SOLUSD', 'BTCUSD', 'ETHUSD'] // Common trading pairs
+      const tradeSymbols = activeTrades.map(trade => trade.symbol)
+      const symbols = [...new Set([...baseSymbols, ...tradeSymbols])]
+      
+      console.log(`📊 Updating prices for symbols: ${symbols.join(', ')}`)
+      
       if (activeTrades.length === 0) {
-        console.log('📊 No active trades to monitor')
+        console.log('📊 No active trades to monitor, but updating base symbol prices')
+        // Still update prices for base symbols
+        const priceUpdates = await this.fetchPricesForSymbols(symbols)
+        
+        // Emit price updates for UI
+        this.emit('pricesUpdated', priceUpdates)
         return
       }
 
       console.log(`📊 Monitoring ${activeTrades.length} active trades`)
-
-      // Get unique symbols
-      const symbols = [...new Set(activeTrades.map(trade => trade.symbol))]
       
       // Update prices for all symbols
       const priceUpdates = await this.fetchPricesForSymbols(symbols)
diff --git a/prisma/prisma/dev.db b/prisma/prisma/dev.db
index b79865d..b3b7f36 100644
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