diff --git a/src/Marathon.Application/UseCases/DetectAnomaliesUseCase.cs b/src/Marathon.Application/UseCases/DetectAnomaliesUseCase.cs
index 6450eff..3a8d74f 100644
--- a/src/Marathon.Application/UseCases/DetectAnomaliesUseCase.cs
+++ b/src/Marathon.Application/UseCases/DetectAnomaliesUseCase.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace Marathon.Application.UseCases;
 ///   <item>Loads all tracked events.</item>
 ///   <item>For each event, fetches its last-24-hour live snapshots.</item>
 ///   <item>Runs <see cref="AnomalyDetector"/> over the snapshot timeline.</item>
-///   <item>Persists any new anomalies that have not already been stored (dedup by EventId + DetectedAt minute-window).</item>
+///   <item>Persists any new anomalies that have not already been stored (dedup by EventId + Kind + DetectedAt minute-window).</item>
 /// </list>
 /// </summary>
 /// <remarks>
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ public sealed class DetectAnomaliesUseCase
         List<Anomaly> existingForEvent,
         CancellationToken ct)
     {
-        // Fan out over every detector kind; dedup below keys on EventId + Kind so the
-        // flip and steam signals for one event persist independently.
+        // Fan out over every detector; dedup below keys on EventId + Kind so the flip,
+        // steam, and freeze signals for one event persist independently.
         var detected = detectors
             .SelectMany(d => d.Detect(ev.Id, snapshots))
             .ToList();
@@ -154,11 +154,15 @@ public sealed class DetectAnomaliesUseCase
                 continue;
 
             await _anomalyRepo.AddAsync(anomaly, ct);
-            await _anomalyRepo.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
             existingForEvent.Add(anomaly); // Keep local list in sync so the same cycle doesn't re-add.
             persisted++;
         }
 
+        // One write per event rather than per anomaly — with three detectors an event
+        // can yield several new anomalies in a single cycle.
+        if (persisted > 0)
+            await _anomalyRepo.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
+
         return persisted;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Marathon.Infrastructure/Export/ExcelExporter.cs b/src/Marathon.Infrastructure/Export/ExcelExporter.cs
index 39b5ef5..af114a3 100644
--- a/src/Marathon.Infrastructure/Export/ExcelExporter.cs
+++ b/src/Marathon.Infrastructure/Export/ExcelExporter.cs
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ internal sealed class ExcelExporter : IExcelExporter
         string outputPath,
         CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
-        // Load all snapshots in the date range with their bets eagerly
-        var fromStr = range.From.ToString("O");
-        var toStr = range.To.ToString("O");
+        // Load all snapshots in the date range with their bets eagerly. Bounds use the
+        // shared SqliteDateText encoding so they match the persisted CapturedAt keys.
+        var fromStr = SqliteDateText.Key(range.From);
+        var toStr = SqliteDateText.Key(range.To);
 
         var snapshotEntities = await _db.Snapshots.AsNoTracking()
             .Include(s => s.Bets)
diff --git a/src/Marathon.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/PlacedBetRepository.cs b/src/Marathon.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/PlacedBetRepository.cs
index d81491d..7dfc440 100644
--- a/src/Marathon.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/PlacedBetRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Marathon.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/PlacedBetRepository.cs
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ internal sealed class PlacedBetRepository : IPlacedBetRepository
 
     public async Task<IReadOnlyList<PlacedBet>> ListByDateRangeAsync(DateRange range, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
-        // PlacedAt is stored as ISO 8601 TEXT — same lexical-equals-chronological ordering
-        // trick used in EventRepository.ListByDateRangeAsync.
-        var fromStr = range.From.ToString("O");
-        var toStr = range.To.ToString("O");
+        // PlacedAt is stored via SqliteDateText (O-format TEXT) — same lexical-equals-
+        // chronological ordering used across the repositories.
+        var fromStr = SqliteDateText.Key(range.From);
+        var toStr = SqliteDateText.Key(range.To);
 
         var entities = await _db.PlacedBets.AsNoTracking()
             .Where(b => b.PlacedAt.CompareTo(fromStr) >= 0
diff --git a/src/Marathon.UI/Services/BacktestViewModels.cs b/src/Marathon.UI/Services/BacktestViewModels.cs
index 2f35cc7..5287c19 100644
--- a/src/Marathon.UI/Services/BacktestViewModels.cs
+++ b/src/Marathon.UI/Services/BacktestViewModels.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ public sealed class BacktestForm
     {
         if (StartingBankroll <= 0m) { error = "Bankroll must be positive."; return false; }
         if (MinScore is < 0m or > 1m) { error = "Min score must be in [0, 1]."; return false; }
+        // A one-sided range would be silently ignored (ToDateRange needs both bounds), so
+        // require both-or-neither and give the user explicit feedback.
+        if (From.HasValue != To.HasValue)
+        { error = "Set both From and To dates, or leave both empty."; return false; }
         if (From is { } f && To is { } t && f.Date > t.Date)
         { error = "From date must be on or before To date."; return false; }
         switch (StakeRule)
diff --git a/tests/Marathon.Infrastructure.Tests/Persistence/RoundTripTests.cs b/tests/Marathon.Infrastructure.Tests/Persistence/RoundTripTests.cs
index f0e82c9..bf2d349 100644
--- a/tests/Marathon.Infrastructure.Tests/Persistence/RoundTripTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Marathon.Infrastructure.Tests/Persistence/RoundTripTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using FluentAssertions;
+using Marathon.Application.Storage;
 using Marathon.Domain.Entities;
 using Marathon.Domain.Enums;
 using Marathon.Domain.ValueObjects;
@@ -279,6 +280,92 @@ public sealed class RoundTripTests : IDisposable
         exception.Should().BeNull("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL should execute without error");
     }
 
+    // ── New query methods — verified against real SQLite (lexical O-format ordering) ──
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Anomaly_DateRangeAndCountSince_FilterByDetectedAt()
+    {
+        DateTimeOffset At(int day) => new(2026, 5, day, 12, 0, 0, MoscowOffset);
+
+        await _eventRepo.AddAsync(BuildEvent("D100"));
+        await _eventRepo.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        async Task AddAnomaly(DateTimeOffset at, decimal score) =>
+            await _anomalyRepo.AddAsync(new Anomaly(
+                Guid.NewGuid(), new EventId("D100"), at, AnomalyKind.SuspensionFlip, score, "{}"));
+
+        await AddAnomaly(At(1), 0.50m);
+        await AddAnomaly(At(5), 0.60m);
+        await AddAnomaly(At(10), 0.70m);
+        await _anomalyRepo.SaveChangesAsync();
+        _fixture.DbContext.ChangeTracker.Clear();
+
+        // Inclusive [day3..day7] → only the day-5 anomaly.
+        var inRange = await _anomalyRepo.ListByDateRangeAsync(At(3), At(7));
+        inRange.Should().ContainSingle();
+        inRange[0].Score.Should().Be(0.60m);
+
+        // Open-ended returns newest-first.
+        var all = await _anomalyRepo.ListByDateRangeAsync(null, null);
+        all.Select(a => a.DetectedAt).Should().BeInDescendingOrder();
+
+        // CountSinceAsync is strictly-after → only day-10.
+        (await _anomalyRepo.CountSinceAsync(At(5))).Should().Be(1);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Snapshot_CountSinceAndListByEvents_FilterAndGroup()
+    {
+        DateTimeOffset At(int day) => new(2026, 5, day, 12, 0, 0, MoscowOffset);
+
+        await _eventRepo.AddAsync(BuildEvent("S100"));
+        await _eventRepo.AddAsync(BuildEvent("S200"));
+        await _eventRepo.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        OddsSnapshot Snap(string id, DateTimeOffset at) =>
+            new(new EventId(id), at, OddsSource.Live,
+                new List<Bet> { new(MatchScope.Instance, BetType.Win, Side.Side1, null, new OddsRate(1.90m)) });
+
+        await _snapshotRepo.AddAsync(Snap("S100", At(1)));
+        await _snapshotRepo.AddAsync(Snap("S100", At(5)));
+        await _snapshotRepo.AddAsync(Snap("S200", At(6)));
+        await _snapshotRepo.SaveChangesAsync();
+        _fixture.DbContext.ChangeTracker.Clear();
+
+        // Inclusive >= day3 → day5 (S100) + day6 (S200).
+        (await _snapshotRepo.CountSinceAsync(At(3))).Should().Be(2);
+
+        var byEvent = await _snapshotRepo.ListByEventsAsync(
+            new[] { new EventId("S100"), new EventId("S200") }, At(1).AddDays(-1), At(10));
+        byEvent[new EventId("S100")].Should().HaveCount(2);
+        byEvent[new EventId("S200")].Should().HaveCount(1);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Event_QueryAndGetMany_FilterAndBatch()
+    {
+        DateTimeOffset At(int day) => new(2026, 5, day, 12, 0, 0, MoscowOffset);
+
+        await _eventRepo.AddAsync(BuildEvent("Q1", At(1)));        // sport 11
+        await _eventRepo.AddAsync(BuildEvent("Q2", At(5)));        // sport 11, in range
+        await _eventRepo.AddAsync(new Event(
+            new EventId("Q3"), new SportCode(6), "England", "premier-league", "", At(5), "Home", "Away"));
+        await _eventRepo.SaveChangesAsync();
+        _fixture.DbContext.ChangeTracker.Clear();
+
+        // QueryAsync: [day3..day7] + sport 11 → only Q2 (Q3 is sport 6).
+        var queried = await _eventRepo.QueryAsync(
+            new EventQuery(new DateRange(At(3), At(7)), SportCodes: new[] { 11 }));
+        queried.Should().ContainSingle();
+        queried[0].Id.Value.Should().Be("Q2");
+
+        // GetManyAsync: batched; unknown id is simply absent.
+        var many = await _eventRepo.GetManyAsync(
+            new[] { new EventId("Q1"), new EventId("Q3"), new EventId("missing") });
+        many.Should().HaveCount(2);
+        many.Keys.Select(k => k.Value).Should().BeEquivalentTo(new[] { "Q1", "Q3" });
+    }
+
     // ── Helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     private static Event BuildEvent(string id, DateTimeOffset? scheduledAt = null) =>