diff --git a/frontend/app/trades/page.tsx b/frontend/app/trades/page.tsx
index 5cd6cec..3774e8b 100644
--- a/frontend/app/trades/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/trades/page.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ function LiveTrades({ symbol }: { symbol: Symbol }) {
 
     const fetch = async () => {
       try {
-        const res = await authFetch(`/api/trades/latest?symbol=${symbol}&limit=40`);
+        const res = await authFetch(`/api/trades/latest?symbol=${symbol}&limit=20`);
         if (!res.ok) return;
         const data = await res.json();
         if (!running) return;