diff --git a/archive/copytrade.py b/archive/copytrade.py
index 2aea69e5..087b3214 100644
--- a/archive/copytrade.py
+++ b/archive/copytrade.py
@@ -278,6 +278,21 @@ class CopyTrader:
             frac *= self.DD_FACTOR
         return frac * eq
 
+    def record_miss(self, wallet, token, cond, title, outcome, price, want, reason):
+        """A bet the strategy WOULD have copied but the book couldn't take —
+        free cash gone, event cap, price drifted past the guard. Kept in state so
+        the live feed can show missed bets and (once the market resolves) their
+        would-be P&L — the live counterpart of the backtest's Missed table."""
+        missed = self.state.setdefault("missed", [])
+        if any(m["token"] == token and m["status"] == "open" for m in missed):
+            return                                  # already recorded while open
+        missed.append({"ts": int(time.time()), "wallet": wallet, "token": token,
+                       "cond": cond, "title": title, "outcome": outcome,
+                       "price": round(price or 0, 4), "stake": round(want, 2),
+                       "reason": reason, "status": "open", "pnl": None,
+                       "settled": None})
+        del missed[:-200]                           # keep the recent 200
+
     def persist(self):
         self.state["seen_tx"] = list(self.seen)[-5000:]
         save_json(self.state_path, self.state)
@@ -330,7 +345,8 @@ class CopyTrader:
 
         if side == "BUY":
             self._handle_their_buy(wallet, token, their_size, their_price,
-                                   label, title, outcome, event=event_key(t))
+                                   label, title, outcome, event=event_key(t),
+                                   cond=t.get("conditionId"))
             their_book[token] = their_prev + their_size
         elif side == "SELL":
             self._handle_their_sell(token, their_size, their_prev, label)
@@ -352,7 +368,7 @@ class CopyTrader:
         return drift <= self.cfg["price_guard_pct"]
 
     def _handle_their_buy(self, wallet, token, their_size, their_price,
-                          label, title, outcome, event=None):
+                          label, title, outcome, event=None, cond=None):
         mine = self.state["my_pos"].get(token)
         is_add = mine is not None
         # don't backfill: never open a position they already held when we
@@ -371,6 +387,8 @@ class CopyTrader:
             if held >= cap:
                 self.log(f"BUY  {label} — skip (already {held} positions on this "
                          f"event, cap {cap})")
+                self.record_miss(wallet, token, cond, title, outcome, their_price,
+                                 self.stake_usd(), f"event cap ({held} held)")
                 return
 
         price = self._live_price(token, "buy")
@@ -379,6 +397,9 @@ class CopyTrader:
         if not self._price_guard_ok(price, their_price):
             self.log(f"BUY  {label} — skip (price {price:.3f} vs their "
                      f"{their_price:.3f}, >{self.cfg['price_guard_pct']:.0%})")
+            self.record_miss(wallet, token, cond, title, outcome, price,
+                             self.stake_usd(),
+                             f"price moved {their_price:.2f}→{price:.2f}")
             return
 
         if is_add:
@@ -396,6 +417,9 @@ class CopyTrader:
         allowed, reason = self.gate_buy(want_usd, price, pos_cost)
         if reason:
             self.log(f"{kind} {label} — skip ({reason})")
+            if not is_add:                          # a blocked OPEN is a missed bet
+                self.record_miss(wallet, token, cond, title, outcome, price,
+                                 want_usd, reason)
             return
         shares = allowed / price
         res = self.ex.buy(token, shares, price, {"title": title})
diff --git a/copybot.py b/copybot.py
index 526c52ed..c7755534 100644
--- a/copybot.py
+++ b/copybot.py
@@ -375,6 +375,10 @@ class Copybot:
         exp = self.engine.open_exposure()
         cash = st.get("cash", bank)
         lag = st.get("lag", {})
+        missed = st.get("missed", [])
+        for m in missed:                            # display names for the feed
+            m["name"] = self.names.get((m.get("wallet") or "").lower(),
+                                       (m.get("wallet") or "")[:10])
         feed = {
             "mode": "live" if self.engine.ex.live else "paper",
             "bankroll": bank, "stake": round(self.engine.stake_usd(), 2),
@@ -392,6 +396,11 @@ class Copybot:
             "bets": sorted(bets.values(),
                            key=lambda b: b.get("settled") or b.get("opened") or 0,
                            reverse=True)[:100],
+            "missed": sorted(missed,
+                             key=lambda m: m.get("settled") or m.get("ts") or 0,
+                             reverse=True)[:60],
+            "missed_pnl": round(sum(m["pnl"] for m in missed
+                                    if m.get("pnl") is not None), 2),
         }
         # only (re)write — and so only commit — when the meaningful content changed,
         # not on every poll. The "updated" stamp advances only on real change, so the
@@ -566,6 +575,20 @@ class Copybot:
                     discord_text=(f"🏁 **SETTLE** {tag}\n{label}\n"
                                   f"${pos['cost']:.2f} cost -> ${proceeds:.2f} "
                                   f"= **${pnl:+.2f}**"))
+            # settle MISSED bets hypothetically: what the skipped stake would have
+            # returned (entry fee included; redeem free) — the live counterpart of
+            # the backtest's Missed P&L, "the cost of a small bankroll".
+            for m in self.engine.state.get("missed", []):
+                if m.get("status") != "open" or not m.get("cond"):
+                    continue
+                wp = resolution_price(m["token"], m["cond"], m.get("outcome"))
+                if wp is None:
+                    continue
+                p = m.get("price") or 0.5
+                fee = taker_fee(m["stake"] / p, p, self.fee_rate)
+                pnl = (m["stake"] / p) * wp - m["stake"] - fee
+                m.update(status=("won" if wp >= 0.5 else "lost"),
+                         pnl=round(pnl, 2), settled=int(time.time()))
             self.engine.persist()