diff --git a/app/api/trading/check-risk/route.ts b/app/api/trading/check-risk/route.ts
index 5f8d476..94a09b0 100644
--- a/app/api/trading/check-risk/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/trading/check-risk/route.ts
@@ -190,9 +190,38 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest): Promise<NextResponse<RiskCheck
     
     console.log('🔍 Risk check for:', body)
     
+    // Get configuration
+    const config = getMergedConfig()
+    
+    // CRITICAL FIX (Dec 21, 2025): Check if symbol is enabled FIRST
+    // Reject disabled symbols early so n8n doesn't send Telegram notifications for them
+    // Only affects 5-minute trading signals (data collection signals bypass this check)
+    const normalizedSymbol = normalizeTradingViewSymbol(body.symbol)
+    const timeframe = body.timeframe || '5'
+    
+    if (timeframe === '5') {
+      // Check if this symbol is enabled for trading
+      let symbolEnabled = true
+      if (normalizedSymbol === 'SOL-PERP' && config.solana) {
+        symbolEnabled = config.solana.enabled
+      } else if (normalizedSymbol === 'ETH-PERP' && config.ethereum) {
+        symbolEnabled = config.ethereum.enabled
+      } else if (normalizedSymbol === 'FARTCOIN-PERP' && config.fartcoin) {
+        symbolEnabled = config.fartcoin.enabled
+      }
+      
+      if (!symbolEnabled) {
+        console.log(`⛔ Risk check BLOCKED: ${normalizedSymbol} trading disabled (data collection only)`)
+        return NextResponse.json({
+          allowed: false,
+          reason: 'Symbol trading disabled',
+          details: `${normalizedSymbol} is configured for data collection only (not trading)`,
+        })
+      }
+    }
+    
     // 🔬 MULTI-TIMEFRAME DATA COLLECTION
     // Allow all non-5min signals to bypass risk checks (they'll be saved as data collection in execute endpoint)
-    const timeframe = body.timeframe || '5'
     if (timeframe !== '5') {
       console.log(`📊 DATA COLLECTION: ${timeframe}min signal bypassing risk checks (will save in execute endpoint)`)
       return NextResponse.json({
@@ -202,8 +231,6 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest): Promise<NextResponse<RiskCheck
       })
     }
     
-    const config = getMergedConfig()
-    
     // Check for existing positions on the same symbol
     const positionManager = await getInitializedPositionManager()
     const existingTrades = Array.from(positionManager.getActiveTrades().values())