diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
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--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2025-11-07 - 3.5.0 - feat(stocks)
+Add provider fetch limits, intraday incremental fetch, cache deduplication, and provider safety/warning improvements
+
+- Add maxRecords and defaultIntradayLimit to IProviderConfig to control maximum records per request and default intraday limits.
+- CoinGecko provider: enforce maxRecords when processing historical data, warn when large historical/intraday results are returned without explicit limits, preserve priority mappings when rebuilding the coin cache, and improve cache load logging.
+- Marketstack provider: make safety maxRecords configurable, apply a configurable default intraday limit, warn when no explicit limit is provided, and ensure effective limits are applied to returned results.
+- StockPriceService: always attempt incremental fetch for intraday requests without a date to fetch only new data since the last cached timestamp and fall back to full fetch when necessary.
+- StockPriceService: deduplicate price arrays by timestamp before caching and after merges to avoid duplicate timestamps and reduce cache bloat.
+- Introduce StockDataService for unified access to prices and fundamentals with automatic enrichment (market cap, P/E, price-to-book) and caching improvements.
+- Various cache/TTL improvements and safer default behaviors for intraday, historical and live data to improve performance and memory usage.
+
 ## 2025-11-06 - 3.4.0 - feat(stocks)
 Introduce unified stock data service, new providers, improved caching and German business data tooling
 
diff --git a/test/test.cache-inspection.node+bun+deno.ts b/test/test.cache-inspection.node+bun+deno.ts
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/test/test.cache-inspection.node+bun+deno.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,395 @@
+import { expect, tap } from '@git.zone/tstest/tapbundle';
+import * as opendata from '../ts/index.js';
+
+/**
+ * Test to inspect actual cache contents and verify data integrity
+ */
+
+class MockProvider implements opendata.IStockProvider {
+  name = 'MockProvider';
+  priority = 100;
+  requiresAuth = false;
+
+  public callLog: Array<{ type: string; ticker: string; timestamp: Date }> = [];
+
+  async fetchData(request: opendata.IStockDataRequest): Promise<opendata.IStockPrice | opendata.IStockPrice[]> {
+    this.callLog.push({
+      type: request.type,
+      ticker: request.type === 'batch' ? request.tickers.join(',') : (request as any).ticker,
+      timestamp: new Date()
+    });
+
+    if (request.type === 'intraday') {
+      const count = request.limit || 10;
+      const prices: opendata.IStockPrice[] = [];
+      const baseTime = request.date || new Date('2025-01-07T09:30:00.000Z');
+
+      for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        prices.push({
+          ticker: request.ticker,
+          price: 100 + i,
+          currency: 'USD',
+          timestamp: new Date(baseTime.getTime() + i * 60 * 1000),
+          fetchedAt: new Date(),
+          provider: this.name,
+          dataType: 'intraday',
+          marketState: 'REGULAR',
+          open: 100,
+          high: 101,
+          low: 99,
+          volume: 1000000,
+          change: 0,
+          changePercent: 0,
+          previousClose: 100
+        });
+      }
+
+      return prices;
+    }
+
+    // Default single price
+    return {
+      ticker: (request as any).ticker,
+      price: 150,
+      currency: 'USD',
+      timestamp: new Date(),
+      fetchedAt: new Date(),
+      provider: this.name,
+      dataType: 'eod',
+      marketState: 'CLOSED',
+      open: 149,
+      high: 151,
+      low: 148,
+      volume: 5000000,
+      change: 1,
+      changePercent: 0.67,
+      previousClose: 149
+    };
+  }
+
+  async isAvailable(): Promise<boolean> {
+    return true;
+  }
+}
+
+let stockService: opendata.StockPriceService;
+let mockProvider: MockProvider;
+
+tap.test('Cache Inspection - Setup', async () => {
+  stockService = new opendata.StockPriceService({
+    ttl: 60000,
+    maxEntries: 100
+  });
+
+  mockProvider = new MockProvider();
+  stockService.register(mockProvider);
+
+  console.log('✓ Service and provider initialized');
+});
+
+tap.test('Cache Inspection - Verify Cache Key Generation', async () => {
+  await tap.test('should generate unique cache keys for different requests', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+    mockProvider.callLog = [];
+
+    // Fetch with different parameters
+    await stockService.getData({ type: 'intraday', ticker: 'AAPL', interval: '1min', limit: 10 });
+    await stockService.getData({ type: 'intraday', ticker: 'AAPL', interval: '1min', limit: 20 });
+    await stockService.getData({ type: 'intraday', ticker: 'AAPL', interval: '5min', limit: 10 });
+    await stockService.getData({ type: 'intraday', ticker: 'MSFT', interval: '1min', limit: 10 });
+
+    // Should have made 4 provider calls (all different cache keys)
+    expect(mockProvider.callLog.length).toEqual(4);
+
+    console.log('✓ Cache keys are unique for different parameters');
+    console.log(`  Total provider calls: ${mockProvider.callLog.length}`);
+  });
+
+  await tap.test('should reuse cache for identical requests', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+    mockProvider.callLog = [];
+
+    // Same request 3 times
+    const result1 = await stockService.getData({ type: 'intraday', ticker: 'AAPL', interval: '1min', limit: 10 });
+    const result2 = await stockService.getData({ type: 'intraday', ticker: 'AAPL', interval: '1min', limit: 10 });
+    const result3 = await stockService.getData({ type: 'intraday', ticker: 'AAPL', interval: '1min', limit: 10 });
+
+    // Should have made only 1 provider call
+    expect(mockProvider.callLog.length).toEqual(1);
+
+    // All results should be identical (same reference from cache)
+    expect((result1 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual((result2 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length);
+    expect((result1 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual((result3 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length);
+
+    // Verify timestamps match (exact same cached data)
+    const ts1 = (result1 as opendata.IStockPrice[])[0].timestamp.getTime();
+    const ts2 = (result2 as opendata.IStockPrice[])[0].timestamp.getTime();
+    const ts3 = (result3 as opendata.IStockPrice[])[0].timestamp.getTime();
+
+    expect(ts1).toEqual(ts2);
+    expect(ts2).toEqual(ts3);
+
+    console.log('✓ Cache reused for identical requests');
+    console.log(`  3 requests → 1 provider call`);
+  });
+});
+
+tap.test('Cache Inspection - Verify Data Structure', async () => {
+  await tap.test('should cache complete IStockPrice objects', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+
+    const result = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'TSLA',
+      interval: '1min',
+      limit: 5
+    });
+
+    expect(result).toBeArray();
+    const prices = result as opendata.IStockPrice[];
+
+    // Verify structure of cached data
+    for (const price of prices) {
+      expect(price).toHaveProperty('ticker');
+      expect(price).toHaveProperty('price');
+      expect(price).toHaveProperty('currency');
+      expect(price).toHaveProperty('timestamp');
+      expect(price).toHaveProperty('fetchedAt');
+      expect(price).toHaveProperty('provider');
+      expect(price).toHaveProperty('dataType');
+      expect(price).toHaveProperty('marketState');
+      expect(price).toHaveProperty('open');
+      expect(price).toHaveProperty('high');
+      expect(price).toHaveProperty('low');
+      expect(price).toHaveProperty('volume');
+
+      // Verify types
+      expect(typeof price.ticker).toEqual('string');
+      expect(typeof price.price).toEqual('number');
+      expect(price.timestamp).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
+      expect(price.fetchedAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
+    }
+
+    console.log('✓ Cached data has complete IStockPrice structure');
+    console.log(`  Sample: ${prices[0].ticker} @ $${prices[0].price} (${prices[0].timestamp.toISOString()})`);
+  });
+
+  await tap.test('should preserve array order in cache', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+
+    const result1 = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'AAPL',
+      interval: '1min',
+      limit: 10
+    });
+
+    const result2 = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'AAPL',
+      interval: '1min',
+      limit: 10
+    });
+
+    const prices1 = result1 as opendata.IStockPrice[];
+    const prices2 = result2 as opendata.IStockPrice[];
+
+    // Verify order is preserved
+    for (let i = 0; i < prices1.length; i++) {
+      expect(prices1[i].timestamp.getTime()).toEqual(prices2[i].timestamp.getTime());
+      expect(prices1[i].price).toEqual(prices2[i].price);
+    }
+
+    console.log('✓ Array order preserved in cache');
+  });
+});
+
+tap.test('Cache Inspection - Verify TTL Behavior', async () => {
+  await tap.test('should respect cache TTL for intraday data', async (testArg) => {
+    // Create service with very short TTL for testing
+    const shortTTLService = new opendata.StockPriceService({
+      ttl: 100, // 100ms
+      maxEntries: 100
+    });
+
+    const testProvider = new MockProvider();
+    shortTTLService.register(testProvider);
+
+    // First fetch
+    await shortTTLService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'TEST',
+      interval: '1min',
+      limit: 5
+    });
+
+    const callCount1 = testProvider.callLog.length;
+
+    // Immediate second fetch - should hit cache
+    await shortTTLService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'TEST',
+      interval: '1min',
+      limit: 5
+    });
+
+    const callCount2 = testProvider.callLog.length;
+    expect(callCount2).toEqual(callCount1); // No new call
+
+    // Wait for TTL to expire
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 150));
+
+    // Third fetch - should hit provider (cache expired)
+    await shortTTLService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'TEST',
+      interval: '1min',
+      limit: 5
+    });
+
+    const callCount3 = testProvider.callLog.length;
+    expect(callCount3).toBeGreaterThan(callCount2); // New call made
+
+    console.log('✓ Cache TTL working correctly');
+    console.log(`  Before expiry: ${callCount2 - callCount1} new calls`);
+    console.log(`  After expiry: ${callCount3 - callCount2} new calls`);
+  });
+});
+
+tap.test('Cache Inspection - Memory Efficiency', async () => {
+  await tap.test('should store deduplicated data in cache', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+    mockProvider.callLog = [];
+
+    // Fetch data
+    const result1 = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'AAPL',
+      interval: '1min',
+      limit: 100
+    });
+
+    const prices = result1 as opendata.IStockPrice[];
+
+    // Verify no duplicate timestamps in cached data
+    const timestamps = prices.map(p => p.timestamp.getTime());
+    const uniqueTimestamps = new Set(timestamps);
+
+    expect(uniqueTimestamps.size).toEqual(timestamps.length);
+
+    console.log('✓ No duplicate timestamps in cached data');
+    console.log(`  Records: ${prices.length}`);
+    console.log(`  Unique timestamps: ${uniqueTimestamps.size}`);
+  });
+
+  await tap.test('should estimate memory usage', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+
+    // Fetch various sizes
+    await stockService.getData({ type: 'intraday', ticker: 'AAPL', interval: '1min', limit: 100 });
+    await stockService.getData({ type: 'intraday', ticker: 'MSFT', interval: '1min', limit: 100 });
+    await stockService.getData({ type: 'intraday', ticker: 'GOOGL', interval: '5min', limit: 50 });
+
+    // Estimate memory (rough calculation)
+    // Each IStockPrice is approximately 300-400 bytes
+    const totalRecords = 100 + 100 + 50;
+    const estimatedBytes = totalRecords * 350; // Average 350 bytes per record
+    const estimatedKB = (estimatedBytes / 1024).toFixed(2);
+
+    console.log('✓ Cache memory estimation:');
+    console.log(`  Total records cached: ${totalRecords}`);
+    console.log(`  Estimated memory: ~${estimatedKB} KB`);
+    console.log(`  Average per record: ~350 bytes`);
+  });
+});
+
+tap.test('Cache Inspection - Edge Cases', async () => {
+  await tap.test('should handle empty results', async () => {
+    const emptyProvider = new MockProvider();
+    emptyProvider.fetchData = async () => [];
+
+    const emptyService = new opendata.StockPriceService();
+    emptyService.register(emptyProvider);
+
+    const result = await emptyService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'EMPTY',
+      interval: '1min'
+    });
+
+    expect(result).toBeArray();
+    expect((result as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual(0);
+
+    // Second fetch should still hit cache (even though empty)
+    const result2 = await emptyService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'EMPTY',
+      interval: '1min'
+    });
+
+    expect(result2).toBeArray();
+    expect((result2 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual(0);
+
+    console.log('✓ Empty results cached correctly');
+  });
+
+  await tap.test('should handle single record', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+
+    const result = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'SINGLE',
+      interval: '1min',
+      limit: 1
+    });
+
+    expect(result).toBeArray();
+    expect((result as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual(1);
+
+    console.log('✓ Single record cached correctly');
+  });
+});
+
+tap.test('Cache Inspection - Verify fetchedAt Timestamps', async () => {
+  await tap.test('should preserve fetchedAt in cached data', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+
+    const beforeFetch = Date.now();
+    const result = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'AAPL',
+      interval: '1min',
+      limit: 5
+    });
+    const afterFetch = Date.now();
+
+    const prices = result as opendata.IStockPrice[];
+
+    for (const price of prices) {
+      const fetchedTime = price.fetchedAt.getTime();
+      expect(fetchedTime).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(beforeFetch);
+      expect(fetchedTime).toBeLessThanOrEqual(afterFetch);
+    }
+
+    // Fetch again - fetchedAt should be the same (from cache)
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 50)); // Small delay
+
+    const result2 = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'AAPL',
+      interval: '1min',
+      limit: 5
+    });
+
+    const prices2 = result2 as opendata.IStockPrice[];
+
+    // Verify fetchedAt matches (same cached data)
+    for (let i = 0; i < prices.length; i++) {
+      expect(prices2[i].fetchedAt.getTime()).toEqual(prices[i].fetchedAt.getTime());
+    }
+
+    console.log('✓ fetchedAt timestamps preserved in cache');
+  });
+});
+
+export default tap.start();
diff --git a/test/test.incremental-cache.node+bun+deno.ts b/test/test.incremental-cache.node+bun+deno.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec8d930
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@@ -0,0 +1,582 @@
+import { expect, tap } from '@git.zone/tstest/tapbundle';
+import * as opendata from '../ts/index.js';
+
+/**
+ * Mock provider for testing incremental cache behavior
+ * Allows precise control over what data is returned to test cache logic
+ */
+class MockIntradayProvider implements opendata.IStockProvider {
+  name = 'MockIntraday';
+  priority = 100;
+  requiresAuth = false;
+
+  // Track fetch calls for testing
+  public fetchCallCount = 0;
+  public lastRequest: opendata.IStockDataRequest | null = null;
+
+  // Mock data to return
+  private mockData: opendata.IStockPrice[] = [];
+
+  /**
+   * Set the mock data that will be returned on next fetch
+   */
+  public setMockData(data: opendata.IStockPrice[]): void {
+    this.mockData = data;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Reset fetch tracking
+   */
+  public resetTracking(): void {
+    this.fetchCallCount = 0;
+    this.lastRequest = null;
+  }
+
+  async fetchData(request: opendata.IStockDataRequest): Promise<opendata.IStockPrice | opendata.IStockPrice[]> {
+    this.fetchCallCount++;
+    this.lastRequest = request;
+
+    // For intraday requests, return filtered data based on date
+    if (request.type === 'intraday') {
+      let filteredData = [...this.mockData];
+
+      // Filter by date if specified (simulate incremental fetch)
+      if (request.date) {
+        filteredData = filteredData.filter(p => p.timestamp > request.date!);
+      }
+
+      // Apply limit
+      if (request.limit) {
+        filteredData = filteredData.slice(-request.limit);
+      }
+
+      return filteredData;
+    }
+
+    // For other requests, return first item or empty array
+    if (this.mockData.length > 0) {
+      return this.mockData[0];
+    }
+
+    throw new Error('No mock data available');
+  }
+
+  async isAvailable(): Promise<boolean> {
+    return true;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper to generate mock intraday prices
+ */
+function generateMockIntradayPrices(
+  ticker: string,
+  count: number,
+  startTime: Date,
+  intervalMinutes: number = 1
+): opendata.IStockPrice[] {
+  const prices: opendata.IStockPrice[] = [];
+  let basePrice = 100;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+    const timestamp = new Date(startTime.getTime() + i * intervalMinutes * 60 * 1000);
+    basePrice += (Math.random() - 0.5) * 2; // Random walk
+
+    prices.push({
+      ticker,
+      price: basePrice,
+      currency: 'USD',
+      timestamp,
+      fetchedAt: new Date(),
+      provider: 'MockIntraday',
+      dataType: 'intraday',
+      marketState: 'REGULAR',
+      open: basePrice - 0.5,
+      high: basePrice + 1,
+      low: basePrice - 1,
+      volume: 1000000,
+      change: 0,
+      changePercent: 0,
+      previousClose: basePrice
+    });
+  }
+
+  return prices;
+}
+
+let stockService: opendata.StockPriceService;
+let mockProvider: MockIntradayProvider;
+
+tap.test('Incremental Cache Setup', async () => {
+  await tap.test('should create StockPriceService and MockProvider', async () => {
+    stockService = new opendata.StockPriceService({
+      ttl: 60000, // 1 minute default (will be overridden by smart TTL)
+      maxEntries: 1000
+    });
+    expect(stockService).toBeInstanceOf(opendata.StockPriceService);
+
+    mockProvider = new MockIntradayProvider();
+    stockService.register(mockProvider);
+
+    const providers = stockService.getEnabledProviders();
+    expect(providers).toContainEqual(mockProvider);
+
+    console.log('✓ Test setup complete');
+  });
+});
+
+tap.test('Incremental Cache - Basic Behavior', async () => {
+  await tap.test('should cache intraday data on first fetch', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+    mockProvider.resetTracking();
+
+    const startTime = new Date('2025-01-07T09:30:00.000Z');
+    const mockData = generateMockIntradayPrices('AAPL', 10, startTime, 1);
+    mockProvider.setMockData(mockData);
+
+    // First fetch - should hit provider
+    const result1 = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'AAPL',
+      interval: '1min',
+      limit: 10
+    });
+
+    expect(result1).toBeArray();
+    expect((result1 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual(10);
+    expect(mockProvider.fetchCallCount).toEqual(1);
+
+    console.log('✓ First fetch cached 10 records');
+  });
+
+  await tap.test('should serve from cache on second identical request', async () => {
+    mockProvider.resetTracking();
+
+    // Second fetch - should hit cache (no provider call)
+    const result2 = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'AAPL',
+      interval: '1min',
+      limit: 10
+    });
+
+    expect(result2).toBeArray();
+    expect((result2 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual(10);
+    expect(mockProvider.fetchCallCount).toEqual(0); // Should NOT call provider
+
+    console.log('✓ Second fetch served from cache (0 provider calls)');
+  });
+});
+
+tap.test('Incremental Cache - Incremental Fetch', async () => {
+  await tap.test('should only fetch NEW data on refresh', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+    mockProvider.resetTracking();
+
+    const startTime = new Date('2025-01-07T09:30:00.000Z');
+
+    // First fetch: 10 records from 9:30-9:39
+    const mockData1 = generateMockIntradayPrices('MSFT', 10, startTime, 1);
+    mockProvider.setMockData(mockData1);
+
+    const result1 = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'MSFT',
+      interval: '1min'
+    });
+
+    expect((result1 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual(10);
+    expect(mockProvider.fetchCallCount).toEqual(1);
+
+    const latestTimestamp1 = (result1 as opendata.IStockPrice[])[9].timestamp;
+    console.log(`✓ First fetch: 10 records, latest timestamp: ${latestTimestamp1.toISOString()}`);
+
+    // Simulate 5 minutes passing - 5 new records available
+    mockProvider.resetTracking();
+    const mockData2 = generateMockIntradayPrices('MSFT', 15, startTime, 1); // 15 total (10 old + 5 new)
+    mockProvider.setMockData(mockData2);
+
+    // Second fetch - should detect cache and only fetch NEW data
+    const result2 = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'MSFT',
+      interval: '1min'
+    });
+
+    expect((result2 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual(15);
+    expect(mockProvider.fetchCallCount).toEqual(1); // Should call provider
+
+    // Verify the request had a date filter (incremental fetch)
+    expect(mockProvider.lastRequest).not.toEqual(null);
+    expect(mockProvider.lastRequest!.type).toEqual('intraday');
+    expect((mockProvider.lastRequest as opendata.IStockIntradayRequest).date).not.toEqual(undefined);
+
+    const requestDate = (mockProvider.lastRequest as opendata.IStockIntradayRequest).date;
+    console.log(`✓ Incremental fetch requested data since: ${requestDate!.toISOString()}`);
+    console.log(`✓ Total records after merge: ${(result2 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length}`);
+    console.log('✓ Only fetched NEW data (incremental fetch working)');
+  });
+
+  await tap.test('should return cached data when no new records available', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+    mockProvider.resetTracking();
+
+    const startTime = new Date('2025-01-07T09:30:00.000Z');
+    const mockData = generateMockIntradayPrices('GOOGL', 10, startTime, 1);
+    mockProvider.setMockData(mockData);
+
+    // First fetch
+    const result1 = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'GOOGL',
+      interval: '1min'
+    });
+
+    expect((result1 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual(10);
+
+    // Second fetch - same data (no new records)
+    mockProvider.resetTracking();
+    mockProvider.setMockData(mockData); // Same data
+
+    const result2 = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'GOOGL',
+      interval: '1min'
+    });
+
+    expect((result2 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual(10);
+    expect(mockProvider.fetchCallCount).toEqual(1); // Incremental fetch attempted
+
+    console.log('✓ No new records - returned cached data');
+  });
+});
+
+tap.test('Incremental Cache - Deduplication', async () => {
+  await tap.test('should deduplicate by timestamp in merged data', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+    mockProvider.resetTracking();
+
+    const startTime = new Date('2025-01-07T09:30:00.000Z');
+
+    // First fetch: 10 records
+    const mockData1 = generateMockIntradayPrices('TSLA', 10, startTime, 1);
+    mockProvider.setMockData(mockData1);
+
+    const result1 = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'TSLA',
+      interval: '1min'
+    });
+
+    expect((result1 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual(10);
+
+    // Second fetch: Return overlapping data (last 5 old + 5 new)
+    // This simulates provider returning some duplicate timestamps
+    mockProvider.resetTracking();
+    const mockData2 = generateMockIntradayPrices('TSLA', 15, startTime, 1);
+    mockProvider.setMockData(mockData2);
+
+    const result2 = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'TSLA',
+      interval: '1min'
+    });
+
+    // Should have 15 unique timestamps (deduplication worked)
+    expect((result2 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual(15);
+
+    // Verify timestamps are unique
+    const timestamps = (result2 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).map(p => p.timestamp.getTime());
+    const uniqueTimestamps = new Set(timestamps);
+    expect(uniqueTimestamps.size).toEqual(15);
+
+    console.log('✓ Deduplication working - 15 unique timestamps');
+  });
+});
+
+tap.test('Incremental Cache - Limit Handling', async () => {
+  await tap.test('should respect limit parameter in merged results', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+    mockProvider.resetTracking();
+
+    const startTime = new Date('2025-01-07T09:30:00.000Z');
+
+    // First fetch with limit 100
+    const mockData1 = generateMockIntradayPrices('AMZN', 100, startTime, 1);
+    mockProvider.setMockData(mockData1);
+
+    const result1 = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'AMZN',
+      interval: '1min',
+      limit: 100
+    });
+
+    expect((result1 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual(100);
+
+    // Second fetch: 10 new records available
+    mockProvider.resetTracking();
+    const mockData2 = generateMockIntradayPrices('AMZN', 110, startTime, 1);
+    mockProvider.setMockData(mockData2);
+
+    const result2 = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'AMZN',
+      interval: '1min',
+      limit: 100 // Same limit
+    });
+
+    // Should still return 100 (most recent 100 after merge)
+    expect((result2 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual(100);
+
+    // Verify we got the most RECENT 100 (should include new data)
+    const lastTimestamp = (result2 as opendata.IStockPrice[])[99].timestamp;
+    const expectedLastTimestamp = mockData2[109].timestamp;
+    expect(lastTimestamp.getTime()).toEqual(expectedLastTimestamp.getTime());
+
+    console.log('✓ Limit respected - returned most recent 100 records');
+  });
+
+  await tap.test('should handle different limits without cache collision', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+    mockProvider.resetTracking();
+
+    const startTime = new Date('2025-01-07T09:30:00.000Z');
+    const mockData = generateMockIntradayPrices('NVDA', 1000, startTime, 1);
+    mockProvider.setMockData(mockData);
+
+    // Fetch with limit 100
+    const result1 = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'NVDA',
+      interval: '1min',
+      limit: 100
+    });
+    expect((result1 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual(100);
+
+    mockProvider.resetTracking();
+
+    // Fetch with limit 500 (should NOT use cached limit:100 data)
+    const result2 = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'NVDA',
+      interval: '1min',
+      limit: 500
+    });
+    expect((result2 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual(500);
+
+    // Should have made a new provider call (different cache key)
+    expect(mockProvider.fetchCallCount).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+    console.log('✓ Different limits use different cache keys');
+  });
+});
+
+tap.test('Incremental Cache - Dashboard Polling Scenario', async () => {
+  await tap.test('should efficiently handle repeated polling requests', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+    mockProvider.resetTracking();
+
+    const startTime = new Date('2025-01-07T09:30:00.000Z');
+    let currentDataSize = 100;
+
+    // Initial fetch: 100 records
+    let mockData = generateMockIntradayPrices('AAPL', currentDataSize, startTime, 1);
+    mockProvider.setMockData(mockData);
+
+    const result1 = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'AAPL',
+      interval: '1min',
+      limit: 1000
+    });
+
+    expect((result1 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual(100);
+    const initialFetchCount = mockProvider.fetchCallCount;
+
+    console.log(`✓ Initial fetch: ${(result1 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length} records (${initialFetchCount} API calls)`);
+
+    // Simulate 5 dashboard refreshes (1 new record each time)
+    let totalNewRecords = 0;
+    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+      mockProvider.resetTracking();
+      currentDataSize += 1; // 1 new record
+      totalNewRecords += 1;
+
+      mockData = generateMockIntradayPrices('AAPL', currentDataSize, startTime, 1);
+      mockProvider.setMockData(mockData);
+
+      const result = await stockService.getData({
+        type: 'intraday',
+        ticker: 'AAPL',
+        interval: '1min',
+        limit: 1000
+      });
+
+      expect((result as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual(currentDataSize);
+      expect(mockProvider.fetchCallCount).toEqual(1); // Incremental fetch
+    }
+
+    console.log(`✓ Dashboard polling: 5 refreshes with ${totalNewRecords} new records`);
+    console.log('✓ Each refresh only fetched NEW data (incremental cache working)');
+  });
+});
+
+tap.test('Incremental Cache - Memory Impact', async () => {
+  await tap.test('should demonstrate memory savings from deduplication', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+    mockProvider.resetTracking();
+
+    const startTime = new Date('2025-01-07T09:30:00.000Z');
+
+    // Create data with intentional duplicates
+    const baseData = generateMockIntradayPrices('MSFT', 1000, startTime, 1);
+    const duplicatedData = [...baseData, ...baseData.slice(-100)]; // Duplicate last 100
+
+    expect(duplicatedData.length).toEqual(1100); // Before deduplication
+
+    mockProvider.setMockData(duplicatedData);
+
+    const result = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'MSFT',
+      interval: '1min'
+    });
+
+    // Should have 1000 unique records (100 duplicates removed)
+    expect((result as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual(1000);
+
+    console.log('✓ Deduplication removed 100 duplicate timestamps');
+    console.log(`✓ Memory saved: ~${Math.round((100 / 1100) * 100)}%`);
+  });
+});
+
+tap.test('Incremental Cache - Fallback Behavior', async () => {
+  await tap.test('should not use incremental fetch for requests with date filter', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+    mockProvider.resetTracking();
+
+    const startTime = new Date('2025-01-07T09:30:00.000Z');
+    const mockData = generateMockIntradayPrices('GOOGL', 100, startTime, 1);
+    mockProvider.setMockData(mockData);
+
+    // First fetch without date
+    await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'GOOGL',
+      interval: '1min'
+    });
+
+    mockProvider.resetTracking();
+
+    // Second fetch WITH date filter - should NOT use incremental cache
+    const result = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'GOOGL',
+      interval: '1min',
+      date: new Date('2025-01-07T10:00:00.000Z') // Explicit date filter
+    });
+
+    // Should have made normal fetch (not incremental)
+    expect(mockProvider.fetchCallCount).toEqual(1);
+    expect((mockProvider.lastRequest as opendata.IStockIntradayRequest).date).not.toEqual(undefined);
+
+    console.log('✓ Incremental cache skipped for requests with explicit date filter');
+  });
+});
+
+tap.test('Incremental Cache - Performance Benchmark', async () => {
+  await tap.test('should demonstrate API call reduction', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+    mockProvider.resetTracking();
+
+    const startTime = new Date('2025-01-07T09:30:00.000Z');
+
+    // Initial dataset: 1000 records
+    let mockData = generateMockIntradayPrices('BENCHMARK', 1000, startTime, 1);
+    mockProvider.setMockData(mockData);
+
+    // Initial fetch
+    await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'BENCHMARK',
+      interval: '1min',
+      limit: 1000
+    });
+
+    expect(mockProvider.fetchCallCount).toEqual(1);
+    console.log('✓ Initial fetch: 1000 records');
+
+    let totalProviderCalls = 1;
+    let totalNewRecords = 0;
+
+    // Simulate 10 refreshes (5 new records each)
+    for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+      mockProvider.resetTracking();
+
+      // Add 5 new records
+      const newCount = 5;
+      mockData = generateMockIntradayPrices('BENCHMARK', 1000 + totalNewRecords + newCount, startTime, 1);
+      mockProvider.setMockData(mockData);
+
+      await stockService.getData({
+        type: 'intraday',
+        ticker: 'BENCHMARK',
+        interval: '1min',
+        limit: 1000
+      });
+
+      totalProviderCalls += mockProvider.fetchCallCount;
+      totalNewRecords += newCount;
+    }
+
+    console.log('\n📊 Performance Benchmark:');
+    console.log(`  Total refreshes: 10`);
+    console.log(`  New records fetched: ${totalNewRecords}`);
+    console.log(`  Total provider calls: ${totalProviderCalls}`);
+    console.log(`  Without incremental cache: ${11} calls (1 initial + 10 full refreshes)`);
+    console.log(`  With incremental cache: ${totalProviderCalls} calls (1 initial + 10 incremental)`);
+    console.log(`  Data transfer reduction: ~${Math.round((1 - (totalNewRecords / (10 * 1000))) * 100)}%`);
+    console.log('  (Only fetched NEW data instead of refetching all 1000 records each time)');
+  });
+});
+
+tap.test('Incremental Cache - Timestamp Ordering', async () => {
+  await tap.test('should maintain timestamp order after merge', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+    mockProvider.resetTracking();
+
+    const startTime = new Date('2025-01-07T09:30:00.000Z');
+
+    // First fetch
+    const mockData1 = generateMockIntradayPrices('TSLA', 10, startTime, 1);
+    mockProvider.setMockData(mockData1);
+
+    await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'TSLA',
+      interval: '1min'
+    });
+
+    // Second fetch with new data
+    mockProvider.resetTracking();
+    const mockData2 = generateMockIntradayPrices('TSLA', 15, startTime, 1);
+    mockProvider.setMockData(mockData2);
+
+    const result = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'TSLA',
+      interval: '1min'
+    });
+
+    // Verify ascending timestamp order
+    const timestamps = (result as opendata.IStockPrice[]).map(p => p.timestamp.getTime());
+    for (let i = 1; i < timestamps.length; i++) {
+      expect(timestamps[i]).toBeGreaterThan(timestamps[i - 1]);
+    }
+
+    console.log('✓ Timestamps correctly ordered (ascending)');
+  });
+});
+
+export default tap.start();
diff --git a/test/test.stale-data-fix.node+bun+deno.ts b/test/test.stale-data-fix.node+bun+deno.ts
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/test/test.stale-data-fix.node+bun+deno.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,365 @@
+import { expect, tap } from '@git.zone/tstest/tapbundle';
+import * as opendata from '../ts/index.js';
+
+/**
+ * Test to verify we NEVER return stale intraday data
+ * Even when cache hasn't expired, we should check for new data
+ */
+
+class MockIntradayProvider implements opendata.IStockProvider {
+  name = 'MockIntradayProvider';
+  priority = 100;
+  requiresAuth = false;
+
+  public fetchCount = 0;
+  public lastRequestDate: Date | undefined;
+  private currentDataCount = 10; // Start with 10 records
+  private baseTime = new Date('2025-01-07T09:30:00.000Z');
+
+  async fetchData(request: opendata.IStockDataRequest): Promise<opendata.IStockPrice | opendata.IStockPrice[]> {
+    this.fetchCount++;
+
+    if (request.type === 'intraday') {
+      this.lastRequestDate = request.date;
+
+      const startTime = request.date || this.baseTime;
+      const prices: opendata.IStockPrice[] = [];
+
+      // Simulate provider returning data AFTER the requested date
+      for (let i = 0; i < this.currentDataCount; i++) {
+        const timestamp = new Date(startTime.getTime() + i * 60 * 1000);
+
+        // Only return data AFTER request date if date filter is present
+        if (request.date && timestamp <= request.date) {
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        prices.push({
+          ticker: request.ticker,
+          price: 100 + i,
+          currency: 'USD',
+          timestamp,
+          fetchedAt: new Date(),
+          provider: this.name,
+          dataType: 'intraday',
+          marketState: 'REGULAR',
+          open: 100,
+          high: 101,
+          low: 99,
+          volume: 1000000,
+          change: 0,
+          changePercent: 0,
+          previousClose: 100
+        });
+      }
+
+      return prices;
+    }
+
+    throw new Error('Only intraday supported in this mock');
+  }
+
+  async isAvailable(): Promise<boolean> {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  public addNewRecords(count: number): void {
+    this.currentDataCount += count;
+  }
+
+  public advanceTime(minutes: number): void {
+    this.baseTime = new Date(this.baseTime.getTime() + minutes * 60 * 1000);
+  }
+}
+
+let stockService: opendata.StockPriceService;
+let mockProvider: MockIntradayProvider;
+
+tap.test('Stale Data Fix - Setup', async () => {
+  // Use LONG TTL so cache doesn't expire during test
+  stockService = new opendata.StockPriceService({
+    ttl: 300000, // 5 minutes
+    maxEntries: 1000
+  });
+
+  mockProvider = new MockIntradayProvider();
+  stockService.register(mockProvider);
+
+  console.log('✓ Service initialized with 5-minute cache TTL');
+});
+
+tap.test('Stale Data Fix - Check for New Data Even When Cache Valid', async () => {
+  await tap.test('should return cached data if less than 1 minute old (freshness check)', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+    mockProvider.fetchCount = 0;
+    mockProvider.currentDataCount = 10;
+
+    console.log('\n📊 Scenario: Request twice within 1 minute\n');
+
+    // First request - fetch 10 records
+    console.log('⏰ First request (initial fetch)');
+    const result1 = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'AAPL',
+      interval: '1min',
+      limit: 1000
+    });
+
+    expect(result1).toBeArray();
+    expect((result1 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual(10);
+    expect(mockProvider.fetchCount).toEqual(1);
+
+    const latestTimestamp1 = (result1 as opendata.IStockPrice[])[9].timestamp;
+    console.log(`  ✓ Fetched 10 records, latest: ${latestTimestamp1.toISOString()}`);
+
+    // Second request immediately - should return cache (data < 1min old)
+    console.log('\n⏰ Second request (< 1 minute later)');
+    mockProvider.fetchCount = 0;
+    mockProvider.addNewRecords(10); // New data available, but won't fetch yet
+
+    const result2 = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'AAPL',
+      interval: '1min',
+      limit: 1000
+    });
+
+    // Should return cached data (freshness check prevents fetch)
+    expect((result2 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual(10);
+    expect(mockProvider.fetchCount).toEqual(0); // No provider call
+
+    console.log(`  ✓ Returned cached 10 records (no provider call)`);
+    console.log(`  ✓ Freshness check: Data < 1min old, no fetch needed`);
+  });
+
+  await tap.test('should fetch NEW data when cache is > 1 minute old', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+    mockProvider.fetchCount = 0;
+    mockProvider.currentDataCount = 10;
+
+    console.log('\n📊 Scenario: Request after 2 minutes (data > 1min old)\n');
+
+    // First request - fetch 10 records at 9:30am
+    console.log('⏰ 9:30:00 - First request (initial fetch)');
+    const result1 = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'MSFT',
+      interval: '1min',
+      limit: 1000
+    });
+
+    expect(result1).toBeArray();
+    expect((result1 as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual(10);
+    const latestTimestamp1 = (result1 as opendata.IStockPrice[])[9].timestamp;
+    console.log(`  ✓ Fetched 10 records, latest: ${latestTimestamp1.toISOString()}`);
+
+    // Advance time by 2 minutes - now data is > 1 minute old
+    console.log('\n⏰ 9:32:00 - Second request (2 minutes later, data > 1min old)');
+    console.log('  📝 Advancing provider time by 2 minutes...');
+
+    mockProvider.fetchCount = 0;
+    mockProvider.advanceTime(2); // Advance 2 minutes
+    mockProvider.addNewRecords(10); // Now provider has 20 records total
+
+    const result2 = await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'MSFT',
+      interval: '1min',
+      limit: 1000
+    });
+
+    expect(result2).toBeArray();
+    const prices2 = result2 as opendata.IStockPrice[];
+
+    // Should have 20 records (10 cached + 10 new)
+    expect(prices2.length).toEqual(20);
+
+    // Should have made a provider call (data was stale)
+    expect(mockProvider.fetchCount).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+    const latestTimestamp2 = prices2[prices2.length - 1].timestamp;
+    console.log(`  ✓ Now have ${prices2.length} records, latest: ${latestTimestamp2.toISOString()}`);
+    console.log(`  ✓ Provider calls: ${mockProvider.fetchCount} (fetched new data)`);
+    console.log(`  ✓ Data was > 1min old, incremental fetch triggered!`);
+
+    // Verify we got NEW data
+    expect(latestTimestamp2.getTime()).toBeGreaterThan(latestTimestamp1.getTime());
+
+    console.log('\n✅ SUCCESS: Fetched new data when cache was stale!');
+  });
+
+  await tap.test('should handle polling with > 1 minute intervals efficiently', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+    mockProvider.fetchCount = 0;
+    mockProvider.currentDataCount = 100;
+
+    console.log('\n📊 Scenario: Dashboard polling every 2 minutes\n');
+
+    // Initial request at 9:30am
+    console.log('⏰ 9:30:00 - Request 1 (initial fetch)');
+    await stockService.getData({
+      type: 'intraday',
+      ticker: 'GOOGL',
+      interval: '1min',
+      limit: 1000
+    });
+
+    expect(mockProvider.fetchCount).toEqual(1);
+    console.log(`  ✓ Fetched 100 records (provider calls: 1)`);
+
+    let totalProviderCalls = 1;
+    let totalNewRecords = 0;
+
+    // Simulate 3 polling refreshes (2 minutes apart, 5 new records each)
+    for (let i = 2; i <= 4; i++) {
+      mockProvider.fetchCount = 0;
+      mockProvider.advanceTime(2); // Advance 2 minutes (triggers freshness check)
+      mockProvider.addNewRecords(5);
+      totalNewRecords += 5;
+
+      const minutes = (i - 1) * 2;
+      console.log(`\n⏰ 9:${30 + minutes}:00 - Request ${i} (${minutes} minutes later, +5 new records)`);
+
+      const result = await stockService.getData({
+        type: 'intraday',
+        ticker: 'GOOGL',
+        interval: '1min',
+        limit: 1000
+      });
+
+      const expectedTotal = 100 + totalNewRecords;
+      expect((result as opendata.IStockPrice[]).length).toEqual(expectedTotal);
+
+      // Should have made exactly 1 provider call (incremental fetch)
+      expect(mockProvider.fetchCount).toEqual(1);
+      totalProviderCalls++;
+
+      console.log(`  ✓ Now have ${expectedTotal} records (incremental fetch: 1 call)`);
+    }
+
+    console.log(`\n📊 Summary:`);
+    console.log(`  Total requests: 4`);
+    console.log(`  Total provider calls: ${totalProviderCalls}`);
+    console.log(`  New records fetched: ${totalNewRecords}`);
+    console.log(`  Without incremental cache: Would fetch 100 records × 3 refreshes = 300 records`);
+    console.log(`  With incremental cache: Only fetched ${totalNewRecords} new records`);
+    console.log(`  Data transfer reduction: ${Math.round((1 - (totalNewRecords / 300)) * 100)}%`);
+    console.log('\n✅ SUCCESS: Only fetched NEW data on each refresh!');
+  });
+});
+
+tap.test('Stale Data Fix - Verify No Regression for Other Request Types', async () => {
+  await tap.test('historical requests should still use simple cache', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+
+    // Mock provider that counts calls
+    let historicalCallCount = 0;
+    const historicalProvider: opendata.IStockProvider = {
+      name: 'HistoricalMock',
+      priority: 100,
+      requiresAuth: false,
+      async fetchData() {
+        historicalCallCount++;
+        return [{
+          ticker: 'TEST',
+          price: 100,
+          currency: 'USD',
+          timestamp: new Date('2025-01-01'),
+          fetchedAt: new Date(),
+          provider: 'HistoricalMock',
+          dataType: 'eod',
+          marketState: 'CLOSED',
+          open: 99,
+          high: 101,
+          low: 98,
+          volume: 1000000,
+          change: 1,
+          changePercent: 1,
+          previousClose: 99
+        }];
+      },
+      async isAvailable() { return true; }
+    };
+
+    const testService = new opendata.StockPriceService({ ttl: 60000 });
+    testService.register(historicalProvider);
+
+    // First request
+    await testService.getData({
+      type: 'historical',
+      ticker: 'TEST',
+      from: new Date('2025-01-01'),
+      to: new Date('2025-01-31')
+    });
+
+    expect(historicalCallCount).toEqual(1);
+
+    // Second request - should use cache (not incremental fetch)
+    await testService.getData({
+      type: 'historical',
+      ticker: 'TEST',
+      from: new Date('2025-01-01'),
+      to: new Date('2025-01-31')
+    });
+
+    // Should still be 1 (used cache)
+    expect(historicalCallCount).toEqual(1);
+
+    console.log('✓ Historical requests use simple cache (no incremental fetch)');
+  });
+
+  await tap.test('current price requests should still use simple cache', async () => {
+    stockService.clearCache();
+
+    let currentCallCount = 0;
+    const currentProvider: opendata.IStockProvider = {
+      name: 'CurrentMock',
+      priority: 100,
+      requiresAuth: false,
+      async fetchData() {
+        currentCallCount++;
+        return {
+          ticker: 'TEST',
+          price: 150,
+          currency: 'USD',
+          timestamp: new Date(),
+          fetchedAt: new Date(),
+          provider: 'CurrentMock',
+          dataType: 'eod',
+          marketState: 'CLOSED',
+          open: 149,
+          high: 151,
+          low: 148,
+          volume: 5000000,
+          change: 1,
+          changePercent: 0.67,
+          previousClose: 149
+        };
+      },
+      async isAvailable() { return true; }
+    };
+
+    const testService = new opendata.StockPriceService({ ttl: 60000 });
+    testService.register(currentProvider);
+
+    // First request
+    await testService.getData({
+      type: 'current',
+      ticker: 'TEST'
+    });
+
+    expect(currentCallCount).toEqual(1);
+
+    // Second request - should use cache
+    await testService.getData({
+      type: 'current',
+      ticker: 'TEST'
+    });
+
+    expect(currentCallCount).toEqual(1);
+
+    console.log('✓ Current price requests use simple cache');
+  });
+});
+
+export default tap.start();
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index d7d0d62..b991d72 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@fin.cx/opendata',
-  version: '3.4.0',
+  version: '3.5.0',
   description: 'A comprehensive TypeScript library for accessing business data and real-time financial information. Features include German company data management with MongoDB integration, JSONL bulk processing, automated Handelsregister interactions, and real-time stock market data from multiple providers.'
 }
diff --git a/ts/stocks/classes.stockservice.ts b/ts/stocks/classes.stockservice.ts
index 5024afb..6358823 100644
--- a/ts/stocks/classes.stockservice.ts
+++ b/ts/stocks/classes.stockservice.ts
@@ -156,11 +156,22 @@ export class StockPriceService implements IProviderRegistry {
    */
   public async getData(request: IStockDataRequest): Promise<IStockPrice | IStockPrice[]> {
     const cacheKey = this.getDataCacheKey(request);
-    const cached = this.getFromCache(cacheKey);
 
-    if (cached) {
-      console.log(`Cache hit for ${this.getRequestDescription(request)}`);
-      return cached;
+    // For intraday requests without date filter, ALWAYS try incremental fetch
+    // This ensures we check for new data even if cache hasn't expired
+    if (request.type === 'intraday' && !request.date) {
+      const incrementalResult = await this.tryIncrementalFetch(request, cacheKey);
+      if (incrementalResult) {
+        return incrementalResult;
+      }
+      // If incremental fetch returns null, continue to normal fetch below
+    } else {
+      // For other request types (historical, current, batch), use simple cache
+      const cached = this.getFromCache(cacheKey);
+      if (cached) {
+        console.log(`Cache hit for ${this.getRequestDescription(request)}`);
+        return cached;
+      }
     }
 
     const providers = this.getEnabledProviders();
@@ -204,6 +215,137 @@ export class StockPriceService implements IProviderRegistry {
     );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Try incremental fetch: Only fetch NEW data since last cached timestamp
+   * Returns merged result if successful, null if incremental fetch not applicable
+   */
+  private async tryIncrementalFetch(
+    request: IStockDataRequest,
+    cacheKey: string
+  ): Promise<IStockPrice[] | null> {
+    // Only applicable for intraday requests without date filter
+    if (request.type !== 'intraday' || request.date) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    // Check if we have similar cached data (same ticker, interval, but any limit/date)
+    const baseKey = `intraday:${request.ticker}:${request.interval}:latest`;
+    let cachedData: IStockPrice[] | null = null;
+    let matchedKey: string | null = null;
+
+    // Find any cached intraday data for this ticker+interval
+    for (const [key, entry] of this.cache.entries()) {
+      if (key.startsWith(baseKey)) {
+        const age = Date.now() - entry.timestamp.getTime();
+        if (entry.ttl !== Infinity && age > entry.ttl) {
+          continue; // Expired
+        }
+        cachedData = Array.isArray(entry.price) ? entry.price as IStockPrice[] : null;
+        matchedKey = key;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!cachedData || cachedData.length === 0) {
+      return null; // No cached data to build on
+    }
+
+    // Find latest timestamp in cached data
+    const latestCached = cachedData.reduce((latest, price) => {
+      return price.timestamp > latest ? price.timestamp : latest;
+    }, new Date(0));
+
+    // Freshness check: If latest data is less than 1 minute old, just return cache
+    const dataAge = Date.now() - latestCached.getTime();
+    const freshnessThreshold = 60 * 1000; // 1 minute
+
+    if (dataAge < freshnessThreshold) {
+      console.log(`🔄 Incremental cache: Latest data is ${Math.round(dataAge / 1000)}s old (< 1min), returning cached data`);
+      return cachedData;
+    }
+
+    console.log(`🔄 Incremental cache: Found ${cachedData.length} cached records, latest: ${latestCached.toISOString()} (${Math.round(dataAge / 1000)}s old)`);
+
+    // Fetch only NEW data since latest cached timestamp
+    // Create a modified request with date filter
+    const modifiedRequest: IStockIntradayRequest = {
+      ...request,
+      date: latestCached // Fetch from this date forward
+    };
+
+    const providers = this.getEnabledProviders();
+    for (const provider of providers) {
+      const entry = this.providers.get(provider.name)!;
+
+      try {
+        const newData = await this.fetchWithRetry(
+          () => provider.fetchData(modifiedRequest),
+          entry.config
+        ) as IStockPrice[];
+
+        entry.successCount++;
+
+        // Filter out data at or before latest cached timestamp (avoid duplicates)
+        const filteredNew = newData.filter(p => p.timestamp > latestCached);
+
+        if (filteredNew.length === 0) {
+          console.log(`🔄 Incremental cache: No new data since ${latestCached.toISOString()}, using cache`);
+          return cachedData;
+        }
+
+        console.log(`🔄 Incremental cache: Fetched ${filteredNew.length} new records since ${latestCached.toISOString()}`);
+
+        // Merge cached + new data
+        const merged = [...cachedData, ...filteredNew];
+
+        // Sort by timestamp (ascending)
+        merged.sort((a, b) => a.timestamp.getTime() - b.timestamp.getTime());
+
+        // Deduplicate by timestamp (keep latest)
+        const deduped = this.deduplicateByTimestamp(merged);
+
+        // Apply limit if specified in original request
+        const effectiveLimit = request.limit || deduped.length;
+        const result = deduped.slice(-effectiveLimit); // Take most recent N
+
+        // Update cache with merged result
+        const ttl = this.getRequestTTL(request, result);
+        this.addToCache(cacheKey, result, ttl);
+
+        console.log(`🔄 Incremental cache: Returning ${result.length} total records (${cachedData.length} cached + ${filteredNew.length} new)`);
+        return result;
+
+      } catch (error) {
+        entry.errorCount++;
+        entry.lastError = error as Error;
+        entry.lastErrorTime = new Date();
+        console.warn(`Incremental fetch failed for ${provider.name}, falling back to full fetch`);
+        continue; // Try next provider or fall back to normal fetch
+      }
+    }
+
+    return null; // Incremental fetch failed, fall back to normal fetch
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Deduplicate array of prices by timestamp, keeping the latest data for each timestamp
+   */
+  private deduplicateByTimestamp(prices: IStockPrice[]): IStockPrice[] {
+    const seen = new Map<number, IStockPrice>();
+
+    for (const price of prices) {
+      const ts = price.timestamp.getTime();
+      const existing = seen.get(ts);
+
+      // Keep the entry with the latest fetchedAt (most recent data)
+      if (!existing || price.fetchedAt > existing.fetchedAt) {
+        seen.set(ts, price);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return Array.from(seen.values());
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get TTL based on request type and result
    */
@@ -328,7 +470,8 @@ export class StockPriceService implements IProviderRegistry {
         return `historical:${request.ticker}:${fromStr}:${toStr}${request.exchange ? `:${request.exchange}` : ''}`;
       case 'intraday':
         const dateStr = request.date ? request.date.toISOString().split('T')[0] : 'latest';
-        return `intraday:${request.ticker}:${request.interval}:${dateStr}${request.exchange ? `:${request.exchange}` : ''}`;
+        const limitStr = request.limit ? `:limit${request.limit}` : '';
+        return `intraday:${request.ticker}:${request.interval}:${dateStr}${limitStr}${request.exchange ? `:${request.exchange}` : ''}`;
       case 'batch':
         const tickers = request.tickers.sort().join(',');
         return `batch:${tickers}${request.exchange ? `:${request.exchange}` : ''}`;
@@ -355,6 +498,15 @@ export class StockPriceService implements IProviderRegistry {
   }
 
   private addToCache(key: string, price: IStockPrice | IStockPrice[], ttl?: number): void {
+    // Deduplicate array entries by timestamp before caching
+    if (Array.isArray(price)) {
+      const beforeCount = price.length;
+      price = this.deduplicateByTimestamp(price);
+      if (price.length < beforeCount) {
+        console.log(`Deduplicated ${beforeCount - price.length} duplicate timestamps in cache entry for ${key}`);
+      }
+    }
+
     // Enforce max entries limit
     if (this.cache.size >= this.cacheConfig.maxEntries) {
       // Remove oldest entry
diff --git a/ts/stocks/interfaces/provider.ts b/ts/stocks/interfaces/provider.ts
index dbd1375..1a99b04 100644
--- a/ts/stocks/interfaces/provider.ts
+++ b/ts/stocks/interfaces/provider.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ export interface IProviderConfig {
   timeout?: number;
   retryAttempts?: number;
   retryDelay?: number;
+  maxRecords?: number; // Maximum records to fetch per request (default: 10000)
+  defaultIntradayLimit?: number; // Default limit for intraday requests without explicit limit (default: 1000)
 }
 
 export interface IProviderRegistry {
diff --git a/ts/stocks/providers/provider.coingecko.ts b/ts/stocks/providers/provider.coingecko.ts
index 0383605..7f10ba7 100644
--- a/ts/stocks/providers/provider.coingecko.ts
+++ b/ts/stocks/providers/provider.coingecko.ts
@@ -378,8 +378,18 @@ export class CoinGeckoProvider implements IStockProvider {
       const marketCapData = responseData.market_caps || [];
       const volumeData = responseData.total_volumes || [];
 
-      // Process each data point
-      for (let i = 0; i < priceData.length; i++) {
+      // Warn if processing large amount of historical data
+      const maxRecords = this.config?.maxRecords || 10000;
+      if (priceData.length > maxRecords) {
+        this.logger.warn(
+          `Historical request for ${request.ticker} returned ${priceData.length} records, ` +
+          `which exceeds maxRecords limit of ${maxRecords}. Processing first ${maxRecords} only.`
+        );
+      }
+
+      // Process each data point (up to maxRecords)
+      const recordsToProcess = Math.min(priceData.length, maxRecords);
+      for (let i = 0; i < recordsToProcess; i++) {
         const [timestamp, price] = priceData[i];
         const date = new Date(timestamp);
 
@@ -480,8 +490,19 @@ export class CoinGeckoProvider implements IStockProvider {
       const marketCapData = responseData.market_caps || [];
       const volumeData = responseData.total_volumes || [];
 
-      // Apply limit if specified
-      const limit = request.limit || priceData.length;
+      // Apply default limit if user didn't specify one (performance optimization)
+      const effectiveLimit = request.limit || this.config?.defaultIntradayLimit || 1000;
+
+      // Warn if fetching large amount of data without explicit limit
+      if (!request.limit && priceData.length > effectiveLimit) {
+        this.logger.warn(
+          `Intraday request for ${request.ticker} returned ${priceData.length} records but no limit specified. ` +
+          `Applying default limit of ${effectiveLimit}. Consider adding a limit to the request for better performance.`
+        );
+      }
+
+      // Apply limit (take most recent data)
+      const limit = Math.min(effectiveLimit, priceData.length);
       const dataToProcess = priceData.slice(-limit);
 
       for (let i = 0; i < dataToProcess.length; i++) {
@@ -624,21 +645,34 @@ export class CoinGeckoProvider implements IStockProvider {
 
       const coinList = await response.json() as ICoinListItem[];
 
+      // Clear cache before rebuilding to prevent memory leak
+      // Keep only entries that are in priorityTickerMap
+      const priorityEntries = new Map<string, string>();
+      for (const [key, value] of this.priorityTickerMap) {
+        priorityEntries.set(key, value);
+      }
+      this.coinMapCache.clear();
+
+      // Restore priority mappings
+      for (const [key, value] of priorityEntries) {
+        this.coinMapCache.set(key, value);
+      }
+
       // Build mapping: symbol -> id
       for (const coin of coinList) {
         const symbol = coin.symbol.toLowerCase();
         const id = coin.id.toLowerCase();
 
-        // Don't overwrite priority mappings or existing cache entries
-        if (!this.priorityTickerMap.has(symbol) && !this.coinMapCache.has(symbol)) {
+        // Don't overwrite priority mappings
+        if (!this.priorityTickerMap.has(symbol)) {
           this.coinMapCache.set(symbol, id);
         }
-        // Always cache the ID mapping
+        // Always cache the ID mapping (id -> id for when users pass CoinGecko IDs directly)
         this.coinMapCache.set(id, id);
       }
 
       this.coinListLoadedAt = new Date();
-      this.logger.info(`Loaded ${coinList.length} coins from CoinGecko`);
+      this.logger.info(`Loaded ${coinList.length} coins from CoinGecko (cache: ${this.coinMapCache.size} entries)`);
     } catch (error) {
       this.logger.error('Failed to load coin list from CoinGecko:', error);
       // Don't throw - we can still work with direct IDs
diff --git a/ts/stocks/providers/provider.marketstack.ts b/ts/stocks/providers/provider.marketstack.ts
index fd4f870..eed1f78 100644
--- a/ts/stocks/providers/provider.marketstack.ts
+++ b/ts/stocks/providers/provider.marketstack.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export class MarketstackProvider implements IStockProvider {
       const allPrices: IStockPrice[] = [];
       let offset = request.offset || 0;
       const limit = request.limit || 1000; // Max per page
-      const maxRecords = 10000; // Safety limit
+      const maxRecords = this.config?.maxRecords || 10000; // Safety limit (configurable)
 
       while (true) {
         let url = `${this.baseUrl}/eod?access_key=${this.apiKey}`;
@@ -259,7 +259,18 @@ export class MarketstackProvider implements IStockProvider {
       const allPrices: IStockPrice[] = [];
       let offset = 0;
       const limit = 1000; // Max per page for intraday
-      const maxRecords = 10000; // Safety limit
+      const maxRecords = this.config?.maxRecords || 10000; // Safety limit (configurable)
+
+      // Apply default limit if user didn't specify one (performance optimization)
+      const effectiveLimit = request.limit || this.config?.defaultIntradayLimit || 1000;
+
+      // Warn if fetching large amount of data without explicit limit
+      if (!request.limit && effectiveLimit > 1000) {
+        this.logger.warn(
+          `Intraday request for ${request.ticker} without explicit limit will fetch up to ${effectiveLimit} records. ` +
+          `Consider adding a limit to the request for better performance.`
+        );
+      }
 
       // Format symbol for intraday endpoint (replace . with -)
       const formattedSymbol = this.formatSymbolForIntraday(request.ticker);
@@ -310,17 +321,17 @@ export class MarketstackProvider implements IStockProvider {
         const pagination = responseData.pagination;
         const hasMore = pagination && offset + limit < pagination.total;
 
-        // Honor limit from request if specified, or safety limit
-        if (!hasMore || (request.limit && allPrices.length >= request.limit) || allPrices.length >= maxRecords) {
+        // Honor effective limit or safety maxRecords
+        if (!hasMore || allPrices.length >= effectiveLimit || allPrices.length >= maxRecords) {
           break;
         }
 
         offset += limit;
       }
 
-      // Apply limit if specified
-      if (request.limit && allPrices.length > request.limit) {
-        return allPrices.slice(0, request.limit);
+      // Apply effective limit
+      if (allPrices.length > effectiveLimit) {
+        return allPrices.slice(0, effectiveLimit);
       }
 
       return allPrices;