diff --git a/services/trading_service/src/ml_performance_metrics.rs b/services/trading_service/src/ml_performance_metrics.rs
index 5498a96b2..d6b375d3c 100644
--- a/services/trading_service/src/ml_performance_metrics.rs
+++ b/services/trading_service/src/ml_performance_metrics.rs
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ impl MLMetricsStore {
     /// # Arguments
     /// * `outcome` - Prediction outcome to record
     pub async fn record_outcome(&self, outcome: &PredictionOutcome) -> Result<(), CommonError> {
+        // Use rust_decimal::Decimal with SQLX (cast to sqlx::types::Decimal alias)
+        let pnl_value: sqlx::types::Decimal = outcome.pnl;
+
         sqlx::query!(
             r#"
             UPDATE ml_predictions
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ impl MLMetricsStore {
             WHERE id = $4
             "#,
             outcome.actual_action,
-            outcome.pnl,
+            pnl_value as sqlx::types::Decimal,
             outcome.timestamp,
             outcome.prediction_id as i32,
         )