diff --git a/web-dashboard/src/lib/api.ts b/web-dashboard/src/lib/api.ts
index 9ec16ec78..c5a1c48e1 100644
--- a/web-dashboard/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/web-dashboard/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import { clearTokens } from './auth';
+
 const API_BASE = '/api';
 
-/** Fetch wrapper that injects JWT Authorization header */
+/** Fetch wrapper that injects JWT Authorization header and handles 401 auto-logout */
 async function apiFetch<T>(
   path: string,
   options: RequestInit = {},
@@ -22,6 +24,13 @@ async function apiFetch<T>(
   });
 
   if (!res.ok) {
+    // Auto-logout on 401 (expired/invalid token)
+    if (res.status === 401) {
+      clearTokens();
+      window.location.href = '/login';
+      throw new Error('Session expired. Please log in again.');
+    }
+
     const body = await res.json().catch(() => ({ error: res.statusText }));
     throw new Error(body.error ?? `API error: ${res.status}`);
   }
diff --git a/web-dashboard/src/lib/websocket.ts b/web-dashboard/src/lib/websocket.ts
index 765b7efbc..df5abdd88 100644
--- a/web-dashboard/src/lib/websocket.ts
+++ b/web-dashboard/src/lib/websocket.ts
@@ -99,11 +99,12 @@ export class WsManager {
 
   private scheduleReconnect(): void {
     if (this.reconnectTimer) return;
+    const delay = this.backoff;
+    this.backoff = Math.min(this.backoff * 2, this.maxBackoff);
     this.reconnectTimer = setTimeout(() => {
       this.reconnectTimer = null;
       this.connect();
-      this.backoff = Math.min(this.backoff * 2, this.maxBackoff);
-    }, this.backoff);
+    }, delay);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/web-dashboard/src/pages/MLDashboard.tsx b/web-dashboard/src/pages/MLDashboard.tsx
index 1ff94418f..9d6155ff9 100644
--- a/web-dashboard/src/pages/MLDashboard.tsx
+++ b/web-dashboard/src/pages/MLDashboard.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,16 @@ import { ModelCard } from '../components/ml/ModelCard';
 import { EnsemblePanel } from '../components/ml/EnsemblePanel';
 import { TrainingProgress } from '../components/ml/TrainingProgress';
 import { useApiQuery } from '../hooks/useApi';
+import { useWebSocketTopic } from '../hooks/useWebSocket';
 import type { MlPrediction, TrainingJob } from '../lib/types';
 
+interface RegimeData {
+  regime?: string;
+  volatility?: string;
+  confidence?: number;
+  duration?: string;
+}
+
 const MODELS = ['DQN', 'PPO', 'TFT', 'Mamba2'] as const;
 
 export function MLDashboard() {
@@ -19,10 +27,24 @@ export function MLDashboard() {
     { refetchInterval: 5000 },
   );
 
+  const { messages: metricsMessages } = useWebSocketTopic('metrics');
+
+  // Extract regime data from most recent metrics message
+  const latestMetrics = metricsMessages.length > 0
+    ? (metricsMessages.at(-1) as { data?: RegimeData })?.data
+    : undefined;
+
   const preds = predictions.data ?? [];
 
   return (
     <div className="space-y-4">
+      {(predictions.isError || trainingJobs.isError) && (
+        <div className="px-3 py-2 rounded border border-[var(--color-red)] bg-red-500/10 text-sm text-[var(--color-red)] flex items-center justify-between">
+          <span>Failed to load {predictions.isError ? 'predictions' : 'training jobs'}: {(predictions.error ?? trainingJobs.error)?.message}</span>
+          <button onClick={() => { predictions.refetch(); trainingJobs.refetch(); }} className="text-xs underline">Retry</button>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       {/* Model Cards */}
       <div className="grid grid-cols-4 gap-4">
         {MODELS.map((model) => {
@@ -55,19 +77,19 @@ export function MLDashboard() {
           <div className="p-3 space-y-2">
             <div className="flex justify-between text-xs">
               <span className="text-[var(--color-text-secondary)]">Current Regime</span>
-              <span className="text-[var(--color-accent)]">Trending</span>
+              <span className="text-[var(--color-accent)]">{latestMetrics?.regime ?? '--'}</span>
             </div>
             <div className="flex justify-between text-xs">
               <span className="text-[var(--color-text-secondary)]">Volatility</span>
-              <span>Medium</span>
+              <span>{latestMetrics?.volatility ?? '--'}</span>
             </div>
             <div className="flex justify-between text-xs">
               <span className="text-[var(--color-text-secondary)]">Regime Confidence</span>
-              <span>72.3%</span>
+              <span>{latestMetrics?.confidence !== undefined ? `${(latestMetrics.confidence * 100).toFixed(1)}%` : '--'}</span>
             </div>
             <div className="flex justify-between text-xs">
               <span className="text-[var(--color-text-secondary)]">Regime Duration</span>
-              <span>4h 23m</span>
+              <span>{latestMetrics?.duration ?? '--'}</span>
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/web-dashboard/src/pages/PerformanceDashboard.tsx b/web-dashboard/src/pages/PerformanceDashboard.tsx
index 9ce7565b9..8e6993e96 100644
--- a/web-dashboard/src/pages/PerformanceDashboard.tsx
+++ b/web-dashboard/src/pages/PerformanceDashboard.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ export function PerformanceDashboard() {
 
   return (
     <div className="space-y-4">
+      {(metrics.isError || pnlData.isError) && (
+        <div className="px-3 py-2 rounded border border-[var(--color-red)] bg-red-500/10 text-sm text-[var(--color-red)] flex items-center justify-between">
+          <span>Failed to load {metrics.isError ? 'metrics' : 'P&L data'}: {(metrics.error ?? pnlData.error)?.message}</span>
+          <button onClick={() => { metrics.refetch(); pnlData.refetch(); }} className="text-xs underline">Retry</button>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       {/* Top: Metric cards */}
       <div className="grid grid-cols-5 gap-4">
         <div className="rounded border border-[var(--color-border)] bg-[var(--color-bg-card)]">
diff --git a/web-dashboard/src/pages/RiskDashboard.tsx b/web-dashboard/src/pages/RiskDashboard.tsx
index 83d1a86b1..4a75847f8 100644
--- a/web-dashboard/src/pages/RiskDashboard.tsx
+++ b/web-dashboard/src/pages/RiskDashboard.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ export function RiskDashboard() {
 
   return (
     <div className="space-y-4">
+      {riskMetrics.isError && (
+        <div className="px-3 py-2 rounded border border-[var(--color-red)] bg-red-500/10 text-sm text-[var(--color-red)] flex items-center justify-between">
+          <span>Failed to load risk metrics: {riskMetrics.error.message}</span>
+          <button onClick={() => riskMetrics.refetch()} className="text-xs underline">Retry</button>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       {/* Top row: Risk gauges */}
       <div className="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4">
         <div className="h-48 rounded border border-[var(--color-border)] bg-[var(--color-bg-card)]">
diff --git a/web-dashboard/src/pages/TradingDashboard.tsx b/web-dashboard/src/pages/TradingDashboard.tsx
index 998b70954..68cceda41 100644
--- a/web-dashboard/src/pages/TradingDashboard.tsx
+++ b/web-dashboard/src/pages/TradingDashboard.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ export function TradingDashboard() {
 
   return (
     <div className="space-y-4">
+      {(positions.isError || orders.isError) && (
+        <div className="px-3 py-2 rounded border border-[var(--color-red)] bg-red-500/10 text-sm text-[var(--color-red)] flex items-center justify-between">
+          <span>Failed to load {positions.isError ? 'positions' : 'orders'}: {(positions.error ?? orders.error)?.message}</span>
+          <button onClick={() => { positions.refetch(); orders.refetch(); }} className="text-xs underline">Retry</button>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       {/* Top row: Chart + Order Book */}
       <div className="grid grid-cols-[1fr_320px] gap-4 h-80">
         <div className="rounded border border-[var(--color-border)] bg-[var(--color-bg-card)] overflow-hidden">