diff --git a/src/arbitrade/api/app.py b/src/arbitrade/api/app.py
index b92cc30..b12dd32 100644
--- a/src/arbitrade/api/app.py
+++ b/src/arbitrade/api/app.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import asyncio
 from arbitrade.alerting.notifier import build_notifier_from_settings
 from arbitrade.api.control_state import DashboardControlState
 from arbitrade.api.routes import public_router, router
+from arbitrade.backtesting.runner import backtest_worker
 from arbitrade.config.settings import Settings
 from arbitrade.config.service import ConfigurationService
 from arbitrade.exchange.fee_service import run_fee_sync_loop
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ def create_app(settings: Settings) -> FastAPI:
     db.migrate()
     kraken_client = KrakenRestClient(settings)
     fee_sync_stop_event = asyncio.Event()
+    backtest_queue: asyncio.Queue[tuple[str, str,
+                                        dict[str, object] | None] | None] = asyncio.Queue()
 
     @asynccontextmanager
     async def lifespan(app: FastAPI) -> AsyncIterator[None]:
@@ -41,7 +44,12 @@ def create_app(settings: Settings) -> FastAPI:
             ),
             name="fee_sync_loop",
         )
+        backtest_task = asyncio.create_task(
+            backtest_worker(backtest_queue, db),
+            name="backtest_worker",
+        )
         app.state.fee_sync_task = fee_sync_task
+        app.state.backtest_task = backtest_task
         yield
         fee_sync_stop_event.set()
         fee_sync_task.cancel()
@@ -49,6 +57,12 @@ def create_app(settings: Settings) -> FastAPI:
             await fee_sync_task
         except asyncio.CancelledError:
             pass
+        await backtest_queue.put(None)  # poison pill
+        backtest_task.cancel()
+        try:
+            await backtest_task
+        except asyncio.CancelledError:
+            pass
         await kraken_client.close()
         await graceful_shutdown(app)
 
@@ -75,11 +89,13 @@ def create_app(settings: Settings) -> FastAPI:
     app.state.store = db
     app.state.kraken_client = kraken_client
     app.state.fee_sync_stop_event = fee_sync_stop_event
+    app.state.backtest_queue = backtest_queue
     app.state.metrics = MetricsCalculator(db)
     app.state.audit_repository = AuditRepository(db)
     app.state.runtime_state_repository = RuntimeStateRepository(db)
     app.state.alert_notifier = build_notifier_from_settings(settings)
-    app.state.configuration_service = ConfigurationService(settings, db, AuditRepository(db))
+    app.state.configuration_service = ConfigurationService(
+        settings, db, AuditRepository(db))
     app.state.backtest_recent_reports = []
     app.state.dashboard_controls = DashboardControlState(
         is_running=not settings.kill_switch_active,
diff --git a/src/arbitrade/api/routes.py b/src/arbitrade/api/routes.py
index dcc0eb3..910b9da 100644
--- a/src/arbitrade/api/routes.py
+++ b/src/arbitrade/api/routes.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from arbitrade.api.auth import require_dashboard_auth
 from arbitrade.api.control_state import DashboardControlState
 from arbitrade.backtesting.replay import BacktestConfig, BacktestReplayEngine, load_replay_events
 from arbitrade.detection.graph import CurrencyGraph, TriangularCycle
-from arbitrade.storage.repositories import AuditRecord, AuditRepository, KrakenAccountSnapshotRepository
+from arbitrade.storage.repositories import AuditRecord, AuditRepository, BacktestJobRepository, KrakenAccountSnapshotRepository
 
 router = APIRouter(dependencies=[Depends(require_dashboard_auth)])
 public_router = APIRouter()
@@ -660,10 +660,22 @@ def _build_cycles_from_events(
 
 
 def _recent_backtest_reports(request: Request) -> list[dict[str, object]]:
-    reports = getattr(request.app.state, "backtest_recent_reports", [])
-    if isinstance(reports, list):
-        return cast(list[dict[str, object]], reports)
-    return []
+    """Fetch recent backtest jobs from DB."""
+    store = request.app.state.store
+    repo = BacktestJobRepository(store)
+    jobs = repo.list_jobs(limit=20)
+    return [
+        {
+            "job_id": j.id or "",
+            "run_at": j.created_at.isoformat() if j.created_at else "—",
+            "events_path": j.events_path,
+            "status": j.status,
+            "config": j.config or {},
+            "report": j.report or {},
+            "error": j.error,
+        }
+        for j in jobs
+    ]
 
 
 def _backtesting_panel_context(
@@ -945,6 +957,7 @@ async def dashboard_backtesting_reports(request: Request) -> JSONResponse:
 
 @router.post("/dashboard/backtesting/run", response_class=HTMLResponse)
 async def dashboard_backtesting_run(request: Request) -> HTMLResponse:
+    """Submit a backtest job to the async queue. Returns panel with job list."""
     form = _parse_form_body(await request.body())
     defaults = {
         "events_path": form.get("events_path", ""),
@@ -963,96 +976,44 @@ async def dashboard_backtesting_run(request: Request) -> HTMLResponse:
             raise ValueError(
                 "events_path must reference an existing JSONL file")
 
-        events = load_replay_events(events_path)
-        if not events:
-            raise ValueError("events file contains no replay events")
-
         custom_fee_rate = (
-            float(defaults["custom_fee_rate"]
-                  ) if defaults["custom_fee_rate"].strip() else None
+            float(defaults["custom_fee_rate"])
+            if defaults["custom_fee_rate"].strip() else None
         )
         fee_rate = _fee_rate_for_profile(
             defaults["fee_profile"], custom_fee_rate, request=request)
-        starting_balances = _parse_balances(defaults["starting_balances"])
 
-        trade_capital = float(defaults["trade_capital"])
-        min_profit_threshold = float(defaults["min_profit_threshold"])
-        slippage_bps = float(defaults["slippage_bps"])
-        execution_latency_ms = float(defaults["execution_latency_ms"])
-
-        cycles_by_pair, available_pairs = _build_cycles_from_events(
-            {event.symbol.upper() for event in events}
-        )
-        if not cycles_by_pair:
-            raise ValueError(
-                "unable to derive triangular cycles from provided events")
-
-        config = BacktestConfig(
-            fee_rate=fee_rate,
-            min_profit_threshold=min_profit_threshold,
-            trade_capital=trade_capital,
-            slippage_bps=slippage_bps,
-            execution_latency_ms=execution_latency_ms,
-        )
-
-        async with _BACKTEST_RUN_LOCK:
-            engine = BacktestReplayEngine(
-                cycles_by_pair=cycles_by_pair,
-                available_pairs=available_pairs,
-                config=config,
-                started_at=events[0].occurred_at,
-            )
-            report = await engine.run(events, starting_balances=starting_balances)
-
-        report_item: dict[str, object] = {
-            "run_at": datetime.now(UTC).isoformat(),
+        config_dict = {
             "events_path": _display_path(events_path),
-            "status": "completed",
-            "config": {
-                "trade_capital": trade_capital,
-                "min_profit_threshold": min_profit_threshold,
-                "fee_profile": defaults["fee_profile"],
-                "fee_rate": fee_rate,
-                "slippage_bps": slippage_bps,
-                "execution_latency_ms": execution_latency_ms,
-            },
-            "report": {
-                "processed_events": report.processed_events,
-                "opportunities_seen": report.opportunities_seen,
-                "trades_executed": report.trades_executed,
-                "win_rate": report.win_rate,
-                "fill_rate": report.fill_rate,
-                "realized_pnl_usd": report.realized_pnl_usd,
-                "max_drawdown_usd": report.max_drawdown_usd,
-                "miss_reasons": dict(report.miss_reasons),
-                "execution_latency_p50_ms": report.execution_latency_p50_ms,
-                "execution_latency_p95_ms": report.execution_latency_p95_ms,
-                "execution_latency_p99_ms": report.execution_latency_p99_ms,
-            },
+            "starting_balances": defaults["starting_balances"],
+            "trade_capital": float(defaults["trade_capital"]),
+            "min_profit_threshold": float(defaults["min_profit_threshold"]),
+            "fee_rate": fee_rate,
+            "fee_profile": defaults["fee_profile"],
+            "slippage_bps": float(defaults["slippage_bps"]),
+            "execution_latency_ms": float(defaults["execution_latency_ms"]),
         }
 
-        reports = _recent_backtest_reports(request)
-        reports.insert(0, report_item)
-        del reports[20:]
+        store = request.app.state.store
+        repo = BacktestJobRepository(store)
+        job = repo.create_job(str(events_path), config_dict)
+
+        queue = request.app.state.backtest_queue
+        await queue.put((job.id or "", str(events_path), config_dict))
 
         _record_audit(
             request,
             actor="dashboard_user",
-            event_type="dashboard.backtesting.run",
-            decision="completed",
-            payload={
-                "events_path": report_item["events_path"],
-                "processed_events": report.processed_events,
-                "trades_executed": report.trades_executed,
-                "realized_pnl_usd": report.realized_pnl_usd,
-            },
+            event_type="dashboard.backtesting.submit",
+            decision="queued",
+            payload={"job_id": job.id,
+                     "events_path": _display_path(events_path)},
         )
 
         context = _backtesting_panel_context(
             request,
-            status="completed",
-            message="Backtest run completed successfully.",
-            latest_report=report_item,
+            status="submitted",
+            message=f"Job {job.id[:8]}... queued. Refresh to see results.",
             defaults=defaults,
         )
     except ValueError as exc:
@@ -1070,6 +1031,49 @@ async def dashboard_backtesting_run(request: Request) -> HTMLResponse:
     )
 
 
+@router.post("/dashboard/backtesting/job/{job_id}/delete", response_class=HTMLResponse)
+async def dashboard_backtesting_delete(request: Request, job_id: str) -> HTMLResponse:
+    store = request.app.state.store
+    repo = BacktestJobRepository(store)
+    repo.delete_job(job_id)
+    return templates.TemplateResponse(
+        request=request,
+        name="partials/backtesting_panel.html",
+        context={"request": request, **_backtesting_panel_context(request)},
+    )
+
+
+@router.get("/dashboard/backtesting/job/{job_id}", response_class=HTMLResponse)
+async def dashboard_backtesting_job_detail(request: Request, job_id: str) -> HTMLResponse:
+    store = request.app.state.store
+    repo = BacktestJobRepository(store)
+    job = repo.get_job(job_id)
+    if job is None:
+        return HTMLResponse("<p>Job not found</p>", status_code=404)
+
+    report_html = "<div class='meta'>No report yet</div>"
+    if job.report:
+        r = job.report
+        report_html = (
+            f"<div class='panel'>"
+            f"<div class='label'>Job {job.id[:8]}... Report</div>"
+            f"<div class='meta'>Status: {job.status}</div>"
+            f"<div class='meta'>Events: {job.events_path}</div>"
+            f"<div class='meta'>Processed: {r.get('processed_events', '—')}</div>"
+            f"<div class='meta'>Opportunities: {r.get('opportunities_seen', '—')}</div>"
+            f"<div class='meta'>Trades: {r.get('trades_executed', '—')}</div>"
+            f"<div class='meta'>Realized P&L: {r.get('realized_pnl_usd', '—')} USD</div>"
+            f"<div class='meta'>Max drawdown: {r.get('max_drawdown_usd', '—')} USD</div>"
+            f"<div class='meta'>Win rate: {r.get('win_rate', '—')}</div>"
+            f"<div class='meta'>Fill rate: {r.get('fill_rate', '—')}</div>"
+            f"<div class='meta'>Latency p50: {r.get('execution_latency_p50_ms', '—')} ms</div>"
+            f"<div class='meta'>Created: {job.created_at}</div>"
+            f"</div>"
+        )
+
+    return HTMLResponse(report_html)
+
+
 @router.post("/dashboard/control/start", response_class=HTMLResponse)
 async def dashboard_control_start(request: Request) -> HTMLResponse:
     controls = _dashboard_controls_state(request)
diff --git a/src/arbitrade/backtesting/runner.py b/src/arbitrade/backtesting/runner.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..260d9d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/arbitrade/backtesting/runner.py
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+"""Async backtest job runner — picks up pending jobs from DB and executes them."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import structlog
+
+from arbitrade.backtesting.replay import BacktestConfig, BacktestReplayEngine, load_replay_events
+from arbitrade.detection.graph import CurrencyGraph, TriangularCycle
+from arbitrade.storage.db import DuckDBStore
+from arbitrade.storage.repositories import BacktestJobRepository
+
+_LOG = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+def _build_cycles_from_events(
+    symbols: set[str],
+) -> tuple[dict[str, list[TriangularCycle]], list[str]]:
+    graph = CurrencyGraph()
+    for symbol in sorted(symbols):
+        if "/" not in symbol:
+            continue
+        base, quote = symbol.upper().split("/", 1)
+        graph.add_pair(base, quote, f"{base}/{quote}")
+    cycles = graph.triangular_cycles()
+    return graph.index_cycles_by_pair(cycles), sorted(symbols)
+
+
+def _parse_balances(raw: str) -> dict[str, float]:
+    balances: dict[str, float] = {}
+    for entry in raw.split(","):
+        stripped = entry.strip()
+        if not stripped:
+            continue
+        if "=" not in stripped:
+            continue
+        asset, value = stripped.split("=", 1)
+        balances[asset.strip().upper()] = float(value)
+    return balances or {"USD": 1000.0}
+
+
+async def run_backtest_job(
+    job_id: str,
+    events_path: str,
+    config_dict: dict[str, object] | None,
+    store: DuckDBStore,
+) -> None:
+    """Execute a single backtest job: load events, run engine, store report to DB."""
+    repo = BacktestJobRepository(store)
+    repo.update_status(job_id, "running")
+    _LOG.info("backtest_job_started", job_id=job_id, events_path=events_path)
+
+    try:
+        path = Path(events_path)
+        if not path.is_absolute():
+            path = Path("data") / path
+        path = path.resolve()
+
+        events = load_replay_events(path)
+        if not events:
+            raise ValueError(f"No events found in {path}")
+
+        config = config_dict or {}
+        starting_balances_raw = str(config.get(
+            "starting_balances", "USD=1000.0"))
+        starting_balances = _parse_balances(starting_balances_raw)
+
+        fee_rate = float(config.get("fee_rate", 0.0026))
+        trade_capital = float(config.get("trade_capital", 100.0))
+        min_profit_threshold = float(
+            config.get("min_profit_threshold", 0.0005))
+        slippage_bps = float(config.get("slippage_bps", 4.0))
+        execution_latency_ms = float(config.get("execution_latency_ms", 20.0))
+
+        cycles_by_pair, available_pairs = _build_cycles_from_events(
+            {e.symbol.upper() for e in events}
+        )
+        if not cycles_by_pair:
+            raise ValueError("No triangular cycles found in event data")
+
+        bt_config = BacktestConfig(
+            fee_rate=fee_rate,
+            min_profit_threshold=min_profit_threshold,
+            trade_capital=trade_capital,
+            slippage_bps=slippage_bps,
+            execution_latency_ms=execution_latency_ms,
+        )
+
+        engine = BacktestReplayEngine(
+            cycles_by_pair=cycles_by_pair,
+            available_pairs=available_pairs,
+            config=bt_config,
+            started_at=events[0].occurred_at,
+        )
+        report = await engine.run(events, starting_balances=starting_balances)
+
+        report_dict = {
+            "processed_events": report.processed_events,
+            "opportunities_seen": report.opportunities_seen,
+            "trades_executed": report.trades_executed,
+            "win_rate": report.win_rate,
+            "fill_rate": report.fill_rate,
+            "realized_pnl_usd": report.realized_pnl_usd,
+            "max_drawdown_usd": report.max_drawdown_usd,
+            "execution_latency_p50_ms": report.execution_latency_p50_ms,
+            "execution_latency_p95_ms": report.execution_latency_p95_ms,
+            "execution_latency_p99_ms": report.execution_latency_p99_ms,
+            "started_at": report.started_at.isoformat(),
+            "finished_at": report.finished_at.isoformat(),
+        }
+
+        repo.store_report(job_id, report_dict)
+        repo.update_status(job_id, "completed")
+        _LOG.info("backtest_job_completed", job_id=job_id,
+                  pnl=report.realized_pnl_usd)
+
+    except Exception as exc:
+        repo.update_status(job_id, "failed", error=str(exc))
+        _LOG.exception("backtest_job_failed", job_id=job_id, error=str(exc))
+
+
+async def backtest_worker(
+    queue: asyncio.Queue[tuple[str, str, dict[str, object] | None] | None],
+    store: DuckDBStore,
+) -> None:
+    """Worker coroutine: pull jobs from queue and execute them one at a time."""
+    _LOG.info("backtest_worker_started")
+    while True:
+        item = await queue.get()
+        if item is None:
+            queue.task_done()
+            break
+        job_id, events_path, config = item
+        try:
+            await run_backtest_job(job_id, events_path, config, store)
+        except Exception:
+            _LOG.exception("backtest_worker_unhandled_error", job_id=job_id)
+        finally:
+            queue.task_done()
+    _LOG.info("backtest_worker_stopped")
diff --git a/src/arbitrade/storage/db.py b/src/arbitrade/storage/db.py
index 6acfd62..1f7f8c9 100644
--- a/src/arbitrade/storage/db.py
+++ b/src/arbitrade/storage/db.py
@@ -156,11 +156,23 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS kraken_account_snapshots (
     trade_balance_raw JSON,
     fee_schedule_raw JSON
 );
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS backtest_jobs (
+    id UUID DEFAULT uuid(),
+    status VARCHAR NOT NULL DEFAULT 'pending',
+    events_path VARCHAR NOT NULL,
+    config JSON,
+    report JSON,
+    error VARCHAR,
+    created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT current_timestamp,
+    started_at TIMESTAMP,
+    finished_at TIMESTAMP
+);
 """
 
 
 class DuckDBStore:
-    SCHEMA_VERSION = 4
+    SCHEMA_VERSION = 5
 
     def __init__(self, settings: Settings) -> None:
         self._db_path = Path(settings.duckdb_path)
@@ -283,6 +295,24 @@ class DuckDBStore:
                     "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO schema_migrations (version) VALUES (4)")
                 _LOG.info("migration_applied", version=4)
 
+            if current_version < 5:
+                conn.execute("""
+                    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS backtest_jobs (
+                        id UUID DEFAULT uuid(),
+                        status VARCHAR NOT NULL DEFAULT 'pending',
+                        events_path VARCHAR NOT NULL,
+                        config JSON,
+                        report JSON,
+                        error VARCHAR,
+                        created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT current_timestamp,
+                        started_at TIMESTAMP,
+                        finished_at TIMESTAMP
+                    )
+                """)
+                conn.execute(
+                    "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO schema_migrations (version) VALUES (5)")
+                _LOG.info("migration_applied", version=5)
+
             # Update version to current
             conn.execute(
                 f"INSERT OR REPLACE INTO schema_migrations (version, applied_at) "
diff --git a/src/arbitrade/storage/repositories.py b/src/arbitrade/storage/repositories.py
index 05f3ebf..769f345 100644
--- a/src/arbitrade/storage/repositories.py
+++ b/src/arbitrade/storage/repositories.py
@@ -999,3 +999,109 @@ class KrakenAccountSnapshotRepository:
                 trade_balance_raw=orjson.loads(row[5]) if row[5] else None,
                 fee_schedule_raw=orjson.loads(row[6]) if row[6] else None,
             )
+
+
+@dataclass(slots=True)
+class BacktestJobRecord:
+    id: str | None = None
+    status: str = "pending"
+    events_path: str = ""
+    config: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+    report: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+    error: str | None = None
+    created_at: datetime | None = None
+    started_at: datetime | None = None
+    finished_at: datetime | None = None
+
+
+class BacktestJobRepository:
+    def __init__(self, store: DuckDBStore) -> None:
+        self._store = store
+
+    def create_job(self, events_path: str, config: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> BacktestJobRecord:
+        with self._store.connect() as conn:
+            row = conn.execute(
+                """
+                INSERT INTO backtest_jobs (events_path, config)
+                VALUES (?, ?)
+                RETURNING id, status, events_path, config, created_at
+                """,
+                (events_path, orjson.dumps(config).decode(
+                    "utf-8") if config else None),
+            ).fetchone()
+            if row is None:
+                raise ValueError("Failed to create backtest job")
+            return BacktestJobRecord(
+                id=str(row[0]), status=str(row[1]), events_path=str(row[2]),
+                config=orjson.loads(row[3]) if row[3] else None,
+                created_at=row[4],
+            )
+
+    def update_status(self, job_id: str, status: str, error: str | None = None) -> None:
+        with self._store.connect() as conn:
+            if status == "running":
+                conn.execute(
+                    "UPDATE backtest_jobs SET status = ?, started_at = current_timestamp WHERE id = ?",
+                    (status, job_id),
+                )
+            elif status in ("completed", "failed"):
+                conn.execute(
+                    "UPDATE backtest_jobs SET status = ?, finished_at = current_timestamp, error = ? WHERE id = ?",
+                    (status, error, job_id),
+                )
+            else:
+                conn.execute(
+                    "UPDATE backtest_jobs SET status = ?, error = ? WHERE id = ?",
+                    (status, error, job_id),
+                )
+
+    def store_report(self, job_id: str, report: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        with self._store.connect() as conn:
+            conn.execute(
+                "UPDATE backtest_jobs SET report = ? WHERE id = ?",
+                (orjson.dumps(report).decode("utf-8"), job_id),
+            )
+
+    def get_job(self, job_id: str) -> BacktestJobRecord | None:
+        with self._store.connect() as conn:
+            row = conn.execute(
+                """SELECT id, status, events_path, config, report, error,
+                   created_at, started_at, finished_at
+                FROM backtest_jobs WHERE id = ?""",
+                (job_id,),
+            ).fetchone()
+            if row is None:
+                return None
+            return BacktestJobRecord(
+                id=str(row[0]), status=str(row[1]), events_path=str(row[2]),
+                config=orjson.loads(row[3]) if row[3] else None,
+                report=orjson.loads(row[4]) if row[4] else None,
+                error=str(row[5]) if row[5] else None,
+                created_at=row[6], started_at=row[7], finished_at=row[8],
+            )
+
+    def list_jobs(self, limit: int = 20) -> list[BacktestJobRecord]:
+        with self._store.connect() as conn:
+            rows = conn.execute(
+                """SELECT id, status, events_path, config, report, error,
+                   created_at, started_at, finished_at
+                FROM backtest_jobs ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT ?""",
+                (limit,),
+            ).fetchall()
+            return [
+                BacktestJobRecord(
+                    id=str(r[0]), status=str(r[1]), events_path=str(r[2]),
+                    config=orjson.loads(r[3]) if r[3] else None,
+                    report=orjson.loads(r[4]) if r[4] else None,
+                    error=str(r[5]) if r[5] else None,
+                    created_at=r[6], started_at=r[7], finished_at=r[8],
+                )
+                for r in rows
+            ]
+
+    def delete_job(self, job_id: str) -> bool:
+        with self._store.connect() as conn:
+            result = conn.execute(
+                "DELETE FROM backtest_jobs WHERE id = ?", (job_id,),
+            )
+            return result.rowcount > 0
diff --git a/src/arbitrade/web/templates/partials/backtesting_panel.html b/src/arbitrade/web/templates/partials/backtesting_panel.html
index 41320b7..bcccd8a 100644
--- a/src/arbitrade/web/templates/partials/backtesting_panel.html
+++ b/src/arbitrade/web/templates/partials/backtesting_panel.html
@@ -125,20 +125,78 @@
           value="{{ execution_latency_ms }}"
         />
       </label>
-      <button type="submit" class="button">Run backtest</button>
+      <button type="submit" class="button">Submit Job</button>
     </form>
   </article>
 
   <article class="card" style="margin-top: 16px">
-    <div class="label">Recent Runs</div>
-    {% if recent_reports %} {% for item in recent_reports %}
-    <div class="meta">
-      {{ item.run_at }} | {{ item.events_path }} | trades={{
-      item.report.trades_executed }} | pnl={{
-      '%.4f'|format(item.report.realized_pnl_usd) }} USD
+    <div class="label">Recent Jobs</div>
+    {% if recent_reports %}
+    <div style="overflow-x: auto">
+      <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 0.85rem">
+        <thead>
+          <tr style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14)">
+            <th style="text-align: left; padding: 8px; color: #9fb2d0">Job</th>
+            <th style="text-align: left; padding: 8px; color: #9fb2d0">
+              Status
+            </th>
+            <th style="text-align: left; padding: 8px; color: #9fb2d0">
+              Events
+            </th>
+            <th style="text-align: left; padding: 8px; color: #9fb2d0">
+              Trades
+            </th>
+            <th style="text-align: left; padding: 8px; color: #9fb2d0">P&L</th>
+            <th style="text-align: left; padding: 8px; color: #9fb2d0">
+              Created
+            </th>
+            <th style="text-align: left; padding: 8px; color: #9fb2d0"></th>
+          </tr>
+        </thead>
+        <tbody>
+          {% for item in recent_reports %}
+          <tr style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06)">
+            <td style="padding: 8px">
+              <button
+                class="button secondary"
+                style="padding: 2px 8px; font-size: 0.8rem"
+                hx-get="/dashboard/backtesting/job/{{ item.job_id }}"
+                hx-target="#job-detail-{{ loop.index }}"
+                hx-swap="innerHTML"
+              >
+                {{ item.job_id[:8] }}...
+              </button>
+            </td>
+            <td style="padding: 8px">{{ item.status }}</td>
+            <td style="padding: 8px; color: #7f95b7">{{ item.events_path }}</td>
+            <td style="padding: 8px">
+              {{ item.report.trades_executed if item.report else "—" }}
+            </td>
+            <td style="padding: 8px">
+              {{ '%.2f'|format(item.report.realized_pnl_usd) if item.report and
+              item.report.realized_pnl_usd else "—" }}
+            </td>
+            <td style="padding: 8px; color: #7f95b7">{{ item.run_at[:19] }}</td>
+            <td style="padding: 8px">
+              <button
+                class="button danger"
+                style="padding: 2px 8px; font-size: 0.8rem"
+                hx-post="/dashboard/backtesting/job/{{ item.job_id }}/delete"
+                hx-target="#backtesting-shell"
+                hx-swap="outerHTML"
+                onclick="return confirm('Delete job {{ item.job_id[:8] }}...?');"
+              >
+                Del
+              </button>
+            </td>
+          </tr>
+          <tr id="job-detail-{{ loop.index }}"></tr>
+          {% endfor %}
+        </tbody>
+      </table>
     </div>
-    {% endfor %} {% else %}
-    <div class="meta">No recent reports yet.</div>
+    {% else %}
+    <div class="meta">No jobs submitted yet.</div>
     {% endif %}
   </article>
 </div>