diff --git a/src/migrations/add_direction_field.py b/src/migrations/add_direction_field.py
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+from db.db_connection import create_client
+from datetime import datetime
+
+def migrate_trades():
+    """Add direction field to existing trades"""
+    with create_client() as client:
+        # First get all trades
+        query = "SELECT * FROM stock_db.trades"
+        trades = client.query(query).result_rows
+        
+        # Get column names
+        columns = ['id', 'position_id', 'ticker', 'entry_date', 'shares', 'entry_price', 
+                  'target_price', 'stop_loss', 'strategy', 'order_type', 'followed_rules', 
+                  'entry_reason', 'exit_price', 'exit_date', 'exit_reason', 'notes', 'created_at']
+        
+        # Create new table with direction field
+        client.command("""
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS stock_db.trades_new (
+                id UInt32,
+                position_id String,
+                ticker String,
+                entry_date DateTime,
+                shares UInt32,
+                entry_price Float64,
+                target_price Nullable(Float64),
+                stop_loss Nullable(Float64),
+                strategy Nullable(String),
+                order_type String,
+                direction String,
+                followed_rules Nullable(UInt8),
+                entry_reason Nullable(String),
+                exit_price Nullable(Float64),
+                exit_date Nullable(DateTime),
+                exit_reason Nullable(String),
+                notes Nullable(String),
+                created_at DateTime DEFAULT now()
+            ) ENGINE = MergeTree()
+            ORDER BY (position_id, id, entry_date)
+        """)
+        
+        # Migrate data
+        for trade in trades:
+            trade_dict = dict(zip(columns, trade))
+            
+            # Determine direction based on exit_price
+            direction = 'sell' if trade_dict['exit_price'] else 'buy'
+            
+            # Insert into new table
+            query = f"""
+                INSERT INTO stock_db.trades_new (
+                    id, position_id, ticker, entry_date, shares, entry_price, target_price, stop_loss,
+                    strategy, order_type, direction, followed_rules, entry_reason, exit_price, exit_date,
+                    exit_reason, notes, created_at
+                ) VALUES (
+                    {trade_dict['id']},
+                    '{trade_dict['position_id']}',
+                    '{trade_dict['ticker']}',
+                    '{trade_dict['entry_date'].strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}',
+                    {trade_dict['shares']},
+                    {trade_dict['entry_price']},
+                    {trade_dict['target_price'] if trade_dict['target_price'] else 'NULL'},
+                    {trade_dict['stop_loss'] if trade_dict['stop_loss'] else 'NULL'},
+                    {f"'{trade_dict['strategy']}'" if trade_dict['strategy'] else 'NULL'},
+                    '{trade_dict['order_type']}',
+                    '{direction}',
+                    {1 if trade_dict['followed_rules'] else 0},
+                    {f"'{trade_dict['entry_reason']}'" if trade_dict['entry_reason'] else 'NULL'},
+                    {trade_dict['exit_price'] if trade_dict['exit_price'] else 'NULL'},
+                    {f"'{trade_dict['exit_date'].strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}'" if trade_dict['exit_date'] else 'NULL'},
+                    {f"'{trade_dict['exit_reason']}'" if trade_dict['exit_reason'] else 'NULL'},
+                    {f"'{trade_dict['notes']}'" if trade_dict['notes'] else 'NULL'},
+                    '{trade_dict['created_at'].strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}'
+                )
+            """
+            client.command(query)
+        
+        # Rename tables
+        client.command("RENAME TABLE stock_db.trades TO stock_db.trades_backup")
+        client.command("RENAME TABLE stock_db.trades_new TO stock_db.trades")
+        
+        print("Migration completed successfully!")
+        print("Old table backed up as trades_backup")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    migrate_trades()