diff --git a/src/Predictalytics.Worker/Services/TradeReconciliationWorker.cs b/src/Predictalytics.Worker/Services/TradeReconciliationWorker.cs
index b75b68e..fbf5315 100644
--- a/src/Predictalytics.Worker/Services/TradeReconciliationWorker.cs
+++ b/src/Predictalytics.Worker/Services/TradeReconciliationWorker.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using Predictalytics.Infrastructure.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 
 namespace Predictalytics.Worker.Services;
 
@@ -67,6 +68,39 @@ public class TradeReconciliationWorker : BackgroundService
         int reconciledCount = 0;
         try
         {
+            // 1. Fetch missing markets on demand
+            var missingMarketIds = await db.Trades
+                .Where(t => t.MarketOutcomeId == null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(t.MarketId) && !db.Markets.Any(m => m.ConditionId == t.MarketId))
+                .Select(t => t.MarketId)
+                .Distinct()
+                .Take(50) // Limit to avoid rate limits
+                .ToListAsync(ct);
+
+            if (missingMarketIds.Count > 0)
+            {
+                var platformProviders = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IEnumerable<IPlatformProvider>>();
+                var polyProvider = platformProviders.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Platform == Predictalytics.Domain.Enums.PlatformType.Polymarket);
+                var marketRepo = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IMarketRepository>();
+                
+                if (polyProvider != null)
+                {
+                    var newEvents = new List<Predictalytics.Domain.Entities.Event>();
+                    foreach (var marketId in missingMarketIds)
+                    {
+                        var market = await polyProvider.GetMarketAsync(marketId, ct);
+                        if (market != null && market.Event != null)
+                        {
+                            newEvents.Add(market.Event);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (newEvents.Count > 0)
+                    {
+                        await marketRepo.AddOrUpdateEventsAsync(newEvents, ct);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // 2. Bulk update orphaned trades
             reconciledCount = await Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.RelationalDatabaseFacadeExtensions.ExecuteSqlRawAsync(db.Database, @"
                 UPDATE Trades t
                 INNER JOIN MarketOutcomes o ON t.AssetId = o.TokenId