diff --git a/api/database.py b/api/database.py
index b876243..6207ae1 100644
--- a/api/database.py
+++ b/api/database.py
@@ -611,6 +611,10 @@ class Database:
 
         Handles weekends/holidays by finding actual previous trading day.
 
+        NOTE: Queries across ALL jobs for the given model to enable portfolio
+        continuity even when new jobs are created with overlapping date ranges.
+        The job_id parameter is kept for API compatibility but not used in the query.
+
         Returns:
             dict with keys: id, date, ending_cash, ending_portfolio_value
             or None if no previous day exists
@@ -619,11 +623,11 @@ class Database:
             """
             SELECT id, date, ending_cash, ending_portfolio_value
             FROM trading_days
-            WHERE job_id = ? AND model = ? AND date < ?
+            WHERE model = ? AND date < ?
             ORDER BY date DESC
             LIMIT 1
             """,
-            (job_id, model, current_date)
+            (model, current_date)
         )
 
         row = cursor.fetchone()
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_database_helpers.py b/tests/unit/test_database_helpers.py
index 17a5b11..87e58e5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_database_helpers.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_database_helpers.py
@@ -130,6 +130,44 @@ class TestDatabaseHelpers:
         assert previous is not None
         assert previous["date"] == "2025-01-17"
 
+    def test_get_previous_trading_day_across_jobs(self, db):
+        """Test retrieving previous trading day from different job (cross-job continuity)."""
+        # Setup: Create two jobs
+        db.connection.execute(
+            "INSERT INTO jobs (job_id, status, config_path, date_range, models, created_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
+            ("job-1", "completed", "config.json", "2025-10-07,2025-10-07", "deepseek-chat-v3.1", "2025-11-07T00:00:00Z")
+        )
+        db.connection.execute(
+            "INSERT INTO jobs (job_id, status, config_path, date_range, models, created_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
+            ("job-2", "running", "config.json", "2025-10-08,2025-10-08", "deepseek-chat-v3.1", "2025-11-07T01:00:00Z")
+        )
+
+        # Day 1 in job-1
+        db.create_trading_day(
+            job_id="job-1",
+            model="deepseek-chat-v3.1",
+            date="2025-10-07",
+            starting_cash=10000.0,
+            starting_portfolio_value=10000.0,
+            daily_profit=214.58,
+            daily_return_pct=2.15,
+            ending_cash=123.59,
+            ending_portfolio_value=10214.58
+        )
+
+        # Test: Get previous day from job-2 on next date
+        # Should find job-1's record (cross-job continuity)
+        previous = db.get_previous_trading_day(
+            job_id="job-2",
+            model="deepseek-chat-v3.1",
+            current_date="2025-10-08"
+        )
+
+        assert previous is not None
+        assert previous["date"] == "2025-10-07"
+        assert previous["ending_cash"] == 123.59
+        assert previous["ending_portfolio_value"] == 10214.58
+
     def test_get_ending_holdings(self, db):
         """Test retrieving ending holdings for a trading day."""
         db.connection.execute(