diff --git a/src/commands/portfolio.zig b/src/commands/portfolio.zig
index 2525adf..63b345f 100644
--- a/src/commands/portfolio.zig
+++ b/src/commands/portfolio.zig
@@ -3,6 +3,49 @@ const zfin = @import("../root.zig");
 const cli = @import("common.zig");
 const fmt = cli.fmt;
 
+/// CLI progress context for loadPrices callback.
+const CliProgress = struct {
+    svc: *zfin.DataService,
+    color: bool,
+    /// Offset added to index for display (e.g. stock count when loading watch symbols).
+    index_offset: usize,
+    /// Grand total across all loadPrices calls (stocks + watch).
+    grand_total: usize,
+
+    fn onProgress(ctx: *anyopaque, index: usize, _: usize, symbol: []const u8, status: zfin.DataService.SymbolStatus) void {
+        const self: *CliProgress = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ctx));
+        const display_idx = self.index_offset + index + 1;
+        switch (status) {
+            .fetching => {
+                // Show rate-limit wait before the fetch
+                if (self.svc.estimateWaitSeconds()) |w| {
+                    if (w > 0) cli.stderrRateLimitWait(w, self.color) catch {};
+                }
+                cli.stderrProgress(symbol, " (fetching)", display_idx, self.grand_total, self.color) catch {};
+            },
+            .cached => {
+                cli.stderrProgress(symbol, " (cached)", display_idx, self.grand_total, self.color) catch {};
+            },
+            .fetched => {
+                // Already showed "(fetching)" — no extra line needed
+            },
+            .failed_used_stale => {
+                cli.stderrProgress(symbol, " FAILED (using cached)", display_idx, self.grand_total, self.color) catch {};
+            },
+            .failed => {
+                cli.stderrProgress(symbol, " FAILED", display_idx, self.grand_total, self.color) catch {};
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn callback(self: *CliProgress) zfin.DataService.ProgressCallback {
+        return .{
+            .context = @ptrCast(self),
+            .on_progress = onProgress,
+        };
+    }
+};
+
 pub fn run(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, config: zfin.Config, svc: *zfin.DataService, file_path: []const u8, watchlist_path: ?[]const u8, force_refresh: bool, color: bool, out: *std.Io.Writer) !void {
     // Load portfolio from SRF file
     const data = std.fs.cwd().readFileAlloc(allocator, file_path, 10 * 1024 * 1024) catch |err| {
@@ -60,12 +103,21 @@ pub fn run(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, config: zfin.Config, svc: *zfin.DataSer
             try cli.stderrPrint("Warning: TWELVEDATA_API_KEY not set. Cannot fetch current prices.\n");
         }
 
+        // Progress callback for per-symbol output
+        var progress_ctx = CliProgress{
+            .svc = svc,
+            .color = color,
+            .index_offset = 0,
+            .grand_total = all_syms_count,
+        };
+
         // Load prices for stock/ETF positions
-        const load_result = svc.loadPrices(syms, &prices, force_refresh);
+        const load_result = svc.loadPrices(syms, &prices, force_refresh, progress_ctx.callback());
         fail_count = load_result.fail_count;
 
         // Fetch watch symbol candles (for watchlist display, not portfolio value)
-        _ = svc.loadPrices(watch_syms.items, &prices, force_refresh);
+        progress_ctx.index_offset = syms.len;
+        _ = svc.loadPrices(watch_syms.items, &prices, force_refresh, progress_ctx.callback());
 
         // Summary line
         {
diff --git a/src/service.zig b/src/service.zig
index b223c61..cc46cf0 100644
--- a/src/service.zig
+++ b/src/service.zig
@@ -466,6 +466,31 @@ pub const DataService = struct {
         latest_date: ?Date,
     };
 
+    /// Status emitted for each symbol during price loading.
+    pub const SymbolStatus = enum {
+        /// Price resolved from fresh cache.
+        cached,
+        /// About to attempt an API fetch (emitted before the network call).
+        fetching,
+        /// Price fetched successfully from API.
+        fetched,
+        /// API fetch failed but stale cached price was used.
+        failed_used_stale,
+        /// API fetch failed and no cached price exists.
+        failed,
+    };
+
+    /// Callback for progress reporting during price loading.
+    /// `context` is an opaque pointer to caller-owned state.
+    pub const ProgressCallback = struct {
+        context: *anyopaque,
+        on_progress: *const fn (ctx: *anyopaque, index: usize, total: usize, symbol: []const u8, status: SymbolStatus) void,
+
+        fn emit(self: ProgressCallback, index: usize, total: usize, symbol: []const u8, status: SymbolStatus) void {
+            self.on_progress(self.context, index, total, symbol, status);
+        }
+    };
+
     /// Load current prices for a list of symbols into `prices`.
     ///
     /// For each symbol the resolution order is:
@@ -474,11 +499,13 @@ pub const DataService = struct {
     ///   3. Stale cache   -> use last close from expired cache entry
     ///
     /// If `force_refresh` is true, cache is invalidated before checking freshness.
+    /// If `progress` is provided, it is called for each symbol with the outcome.
     pub fn loadPrices(
         self: *DataService,
         symbols: []const []const u8,
         prices: *std.StringHashMap(f64),
         force_refresh: bool,
+        progress: ?ProgressCallback,
     ) PriceLoadResult {
         var result = PriceLoadResult{
             .cached_count = 0,
@@ -487,8 +514,9 @@ pub const DataService = struct {
             .stale_count = 0,
             .latest_date = null,
         };
+        const total = symbols.len;
 
-        for (symbols) |sym| {
+        for (symbols, 0..) |sym, i| {
             if (force_refresh) {
                 self.invalidate(sym, .candles_daily);
             }
@@ -499,9 +527,13 @@ pub const DataService = struct {
                     prices.put(sym, close) catch {};
                 }
                 result.cached_count += 1;
+                if (progress) |p| p.emit(i, total, sym, .cached);
                 continue;
             }
 
+            // About to fetch — notify caller (so it can show rate-limit waits etc.)
+            if (progress) |p| p.emit(i, total, sym, .fetching);
+
             // 2. Try API fetch
             if (self.getCandles(sym)) |candle_result| {
                 defer self.allocator.free(candle_result.data);
@@ -513,6 +545,7 @@ pub const DataService = struct {
                     }
                 }
                 result.fetched_count += 1;
+                if (progress) |p| p.emit(i, total, sym, .fetched);
                 continue;
             } else |_| {}
 
@@ -521,6 +554,9 @@ pub const DataService = struct {
             if (self.getCachedLastClose(sym)) |close| {
                 prices.put(sym, close) catch {};
                 result.stale_count += 1;
+                if (progress) |p| p.emit(i, total, sym, .failed_used_stale);
+            } else {
+                if (progress) |p| p.emit(i, total, sym, .failed);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/tui.zig b/src/tui.zig
index 6898c11..3b5b007 100644
--- a/src/tui.zig
+++ b/src/tui.zig
@@ -1067,8 +1067,40 @@ const App = struct {
         var fail_count: usize = 0;
         var fetch_count: usize = 0;
         var stale_count: usize = 0;
+        var failed_syms: [8][]const u8 = undefined;
         {
-            const load_result = self.svc.loadPrices(syms, &prices, false);
+            const TuiProgress = struct {
+                app: *App,
+                failed: *[8][]const u8,
+                fail_n: usize = 0,
+
+                fn onProgress(ctx: *anyopaque, _: usize, _: usize, symbol: []const u8, status: zfin.DataService.SymbolStatus) void {
+                    const s: *@This() = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ctx));
+                    switch (status) {
+                        .fetching => {
+                            var buf: [64]u8 = undefined;
+                            const msg = std.fmt.bufPrint(&buf, "Loading {s}...", .{symbol}) catch "Loading...";
+                            s.app.setStatus(msg);
+                        },
+                        .failed, .failed_used_stale => {
+                            if (s.fail_n < s.failed.len) {
+                                s.failed[s.fail_n] = symbol;
+                                s.fail_n += 1;
+                            }
+                        },
+                        else => {},
+                    }
+                }
+
+                fn callback(s: *@This()) zfin.DataService.ProgressCallback {
+                    return .{
+                        .context = @ptrCast(s),
+                        .on_progress = onProgress,
+                    };
+                }
+            };
+            var tui_progress = TuiProgress{ .app = self, .failed = &failed_syms };
+            const load_result = self.svc.loadPrices(syms, &prices, false, tui_progress.callback());
             latest_date = load_result.latest_date;
             fail_count = load_result.fail_count;
             fetch_count = load_result.fetched_count;
@@ -1130,16 +1162,39 @@ const App = struct {
         // Show warning if any securities failed to load
         if (fail_count > 0) {
             var warn_buf: [256]u8 = undefined;
-            const stale = stale_count;
-            if (stale > 0 and stale == fail_count) {
-                const warn_msg = std.fmt.bufPrint(&warn_buf, "{d} symbols failed to refresh (using stale cache) | r/F5 to retry", .{fail_count}) catch "Warning: some securities used stale cache";
-                self.setStatus(warn_msg);
-            } else if (stale > 0) {
-                const warn_msg = std.fmt.bufPrint(&warn_buf, "{d} symbols failed ({d} using stale cache) | r/F5 to retry", .{ fail_count, stale }) catch "Warning: some securities failed";
-                self.setStatus(warn_msg);
+            if (fail_count <= 3) {
+                // Show actual symbol names for easier debugging
+                var sym_buf: [128]u8 = undefined;
+                var sym_len: usize = 0;
+                const show = @min(fail_count, failed_syms.len);
+                for (0..show) |fi| {
+                    if (sym_len > 0) {
+                        if (sym_len + 2 < sym_buf.len) {
+                            sym_buf[sym_len] = ',';
+                            sym_buf[sym_len + 1] = ' ';
+                            sym_len += 2;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    const s = failed_syms[fi];
+                    const copy_len = @min(s.len, sym_buf.len - sym_len);
+                    @memcpy(sym_buf[sym_len..][0..copy_len], s[0..copy_len]);
+                    sym_len += copy_len;
+                }
+                if (stale_count > 0) {
+                    const warn_msg = std.fmt.bufPrint(&warn_buf, "Failed to refresh: {s} (using stale cache)", .{sym_buf[0..sym_len]}) catch "Warning: some securities failed";
+                    self.setStatus(warn_msg);
+                } else {
+                    const warn_msg = std.fmt.bufPrint(&warn_buf, "Failed to load: {s}", .{sym_buf[0..sym_len]}) catch "Warning: some securities failed";
+                    self.setStatus(warn_msg);
+                }
             } else {
-                const warn_msg = std.fmt.bufPrint(&warn_buf, "Warning: {d} securities failed to load prices", .{fail_count}) catch "Warning: some securities failed";
-                self.setStatus(warn_msg);
+                if (stale_count > 0 and stale_count == fail_count) {
+                    const warn_msg = std.fmt.bufPrint(&warn_buf, "{d} symbols failed to refresh (using stale cache) | r/F5 to retry", .{fail_count}) catch "Warning: some securities used stale cache";
+                    self.setStatus(warn_msg);
+                } else {
+                    const warn_msg = std.fmt.bufPrint(&warn_buf, "Warning: {d} securities failed to load prices", .{fail_count}) catch "Warning: some securities failed";
+                    self.setStatus(warn_msg);
+                }
             }
         } else if (fetch_count > 0) {
             var info_buf: [128]u8 = undefined;