diff --git a/.jules/bolt.md b/.jules/bolt.md
index 9312d3f..0e80a59 100644
--- a/.jules/bolt.md
+++ b/.jules/bolt.md
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@
 ## 2024-05-18 - Avoid unnecessary array allocations in frequent I/O paths
 **Learning:** `upsertSession` in `src/runtime/sessionStore.ts` is called very frequently (every time a session record is appended, which happens constantly during agent streaming). The original implementation used `.filter()` to remove the existing session and then pushed the updated one, resulting in significant garbage collection overhead and an O(N) array allocation on every single token/event stream chunk. Since this function is the bottleneck for chat interactivity, replacing `.filter()` with `.findIndex()` and in-place assignment yielded a > 2x speedup on session updates.
 **Action:** When updating arrays that back frequent disk I/O operations (like the session store), always prefer in-place mutation and sorting over immutable array recreation (`.filter()`, `.map()`) to minimize garbage collection pauses.
+
+## 2026-08-09 - Avoiding Chained Array Allocations in High-Frequency Math
+**Learning:** In signal processing like `buildCandidate` (used heavily during stock discovery), chained array methods (`.map().slice().reduce()`) over hundreds of time-series data points cause rapid short-lived allocations, triggering GC pauses.
+**Action:** Replace primitive array `.map()` allocations with source object arrays, and use in-place `for` loops indexed with `Math.max(0, len - N)` to emulate `.slice()` gracefully without allocations.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 92516ea..b88a672 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
       "better-sqlite3"
     ],
     "overrides": {
-      "undici": ">=7.28.0 <8.0.0",
+      "undici": ">=7.29.0 <8.0.0",
       "ws": ">=8.21.0"
     }
   },
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index abb401c..5e9a243 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ settings:
   excludeLinksFromLockfile: false
 
 overrides:
-  undici: '>=7.28.0 <8.0.0'
+  undici: '>=7.29.0 <8.0.0'
   ws: '>=8.21.0'
 
 importers:
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^3.1.0
         version: 3.1.0
       undici:
-        specifier: '>=7.28.0 <8.0.0'
-        version: 7.28.0
+        specifier: '>=7.29.0 <8.0.0'
+        version: 7.29.0
       yaml:
         specifier: ^2.6.0
         version: 2.8.3
@@ -1520,8 +1520,8 @@ packages:
   undici-types@6.21.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-iwDZqg0QAGrg9Rav5H4n0M64c3mkR59cJ6wQp+7C4nI0gsmExaedaYLNO44eT4AtBBwjbTiGPMlt2Md0T9H9JQ==}
 
-  undici@7.28.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-cRZYrTDwWznlnRiPjggAGxZXanty6M8RV1ff8Wm4LWXBp7/IG8v5DnOm74DtUBp9OONpK75YlPnIjQqX0dBDtA==}
+  undici@7.29.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-IDxfleLmmbSskfWSUATiN1nfn2rDuvnMOqb5CWR92iIfojA0Ud+ulOAAEQ57LPr9rWmsreUyf5lwyao+7GNNVw==}
     engines: {node: '>=20.18.1'}
 
   universalify@0.1.2:
@@ -2281,7 +2281,7 @@ snapshots:
       parse5: 7.3.0
       parse5-htmlparser2-tree-adapter: 7.1.0
       parse5-parser-stream: 7.1.2
-      undici: 7.28.0
+      undici: 7.29.0
       whatwg-mimetype: 4.0.0
 
   chownr@1.1.4: {}
@@ -2986,7 +2986,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   undici-types@6.21.0: {}
 
-  undici@7.28.0: {}
+  undici@7.29.0: {}
 
   universalify@0.1.2: {}
 
diff --git a/src/tools/discover.ts b/src/tools/discover.ts
index 413e476..c5dafce 100644
--- a/src/tools/discover.ts
+++ b/src/tools/discover.ts
@@ -54,13 +54,14 @@ function pct(now: number, prev: number | undefined): number | null {
   return ((now - prev) / prev) * 100;
 }
 
-function rsi14(closes: number[]): number | null {
-  if (closes.length < 15) return null;
-  const window = closes.slice(-15);
+function rsi14(bars: readonly { close: number }[]): number | null {
+  const len = bars.length;
+  if (len < 15) return null;
   let gains = 0;
   let losses = 0;
-  for (let i = 1; i < window.length; i++) {
-    const d = window[i]! - window[i - 1]!;
+  const start = Math.max(0, len - 15);
+  for (let i = start + 1; i < len; i++) {
+    const d = bars[i]!.close - bars[i - 1]!.close;
     if (d > 0) gains += d;
     else losses -= d;
   }
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@ async function buildCandidate(ticker: string): Promise<Candidate> {
     600,
     () => getStockOhlcv(ticker, "1D", from, to),
   ).catch(() => [] as Awaited<ReturnType<typeof getStockOhlcv>>);
-  if (bars.length < 25) {
+  const len = bars.length;
+  if (len < 25) {
     return {
       ticker,
       metric: null,
@@ -91,24 +93,34 @@ async function buildCandidate(ticker: string): Promise<Candidate> {
       vol_ratio: null,
     };
   }
-  const closes = bars.map((b) => b.close);
-  const vols = bars.map((b) => b.volume);
-  const last = closes[closes.length - 1]!;
-  const prev1w = closes[closes.length - 6];
-  const prev1m = closes[closes.length - 22];
-  const recentVol = vols.slice(-5).reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / 5;
-  const priorVol =
-    vols.length >= 25
-      ? vols.slice(-25, -5).reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / 20
-      : null;
+
+  // ⚡ Bolt: Removed .map() allocations for `closes` and `vols`, using original array directly.
+  const last = bars[len - 1]!.close;
+  const prev1w = bars[len - 6]?.close;
+  const prev1m = bars[len - 22]?.close;
+
+  // ⚡ Bolt: Replaced chained .slice().reduce() with in-place for loops
+  let recentVolSum = 0;
+  for (let i = Math.max(0, len - 5); i < len; i++) {
+    recentVolSum += bars[i]!.volume;
+  }
+  const recentVol = recentVolSum / 5;
+
+  let priorVolSum = 0;
+  for (let i = Math.max(0, len - 25); i < len - 5; i++) {
+    priorVolSum += bars[i]!.volume;
+  }
+  const priorVol = len >= 25 ? priorVolSum / 20 : null;
+
   const volRatio = priorVol != null && priorVol > 0 ? recentVol / priorVol : null;
+
   return {
     ticker,
     metric: null,
     latest_close: last,
     ret_1w: pct(last, prev1w),
     ret_1m: pct(last, prev1m),
-    rsi14: rsi14(closes),
+    rsi14: rsi14(bars),
     vol_ratio: volRatio,
   };
 }