diff --git a/MoneyMap/Models/Dashboard/DashboardModels.cs b/MoneyMap/Models/Dashboard/DashboardModels.cs
index daf3a2e..b81845b 100644
--- a/MoneyMap/Models/Dashboard/DashboardModels.cs
+++ b/MoneyMap/Models/Dashboard/DashboardModels.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ namespace MoneyMap.Models.Dashboard
         public List<decimal> DebitsAbs { get; set; } = new();
         public List<decimal> Credits { get; set; } = new();
         public List<decimal> Net { get; set; } = new();
+        public List<decimal> RunningBalance { get; set; } = new();
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/MoneyMap/Pages/Index.cshtml b/MoneyMap/Pages/Index.cshtml
index c9d7888..e8dc3dc 100644
--- a/MoneyMap/Pages/Index.cshtml
+++ b/MoneyMap/Pages/Index.cshtml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="col-lg-6">
         <div class="card shadow-sm h-100">
-            <div class="card-header">Cash flow (last 30 days)</div>
+            <div class="card-header">Net cash flow (last 30 days)</div>
             <div class="card-body">
                 <canvas id="trendChart" height="220"></canvas>
             </div>
@@ -180,9 +180,7 @@
     const topValues = @Html.Raw(System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Serialize(Model.TopCategories.Select(c => c.TotalSpend)));
 
     const trendLabels = @Html.Raw(System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Serialize(Model.TrendLabels));
-    const trendDebits = @Html.Raw(System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Serialize(Model.TrendDebitsAbs));
-    const trendCredits = @Html.Raw(System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Serialize(Model.TrendCredits));
-    const trendNet = @Html.Raw(System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Serialize(Model.TrendNet));
+    const trendBalance = @Html.Raw(System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Serialize(Model.TrendRunningBalance));
 
     const catCtx = document.getElementById('categoryChart');
     if (catCtx && topLabels.length) {
@@ -205,21 +203,46 @@
     const trendCtx = document.getElementById('trendChart');
     if (trendCtx) {
       new Chart(trendCtx, {
+        type: 'line',
         data: {
           labels: trendLabels,
-          datasets: [
-            { type: 'bar', label: 'Debits', data: trendDebits, backgroundColor: 'rgba(225,87,89,0.6)' },
-            { type: 'bar', label: 'Credits', data: trendCredits, backgroundColor: 'rgba(76,175,80,0.6)' },
-            { type: 'line', label: 'Net', data: trendNet, borderColor: '#4e79a7', backgroundColor: 'transparent', tension: 0.2, yAxisID: 'y' }
-          ]
+          datasets: [{
+            label: 'Net Cash Flow',
+            data: trendBalance,
+            borderColor: '#6ea8fe',
+            backgroundColor: 'rgba(110,168,254,0.15)',
+            fill: true,
+            tension: 0.3,
+            pointRadius: 0,
+            pointHoverRadius: 5
+          }]
         },
         options: {
           scales: {
-            y: { beginAtZero: true, ticks: { color: '#adb5bd' }, grid: { color: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.1)' } },
-            x: { ticks: { color: '#adb5bd' }, grid: { color: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.1)' } }
+            y: {
+              ticks: {
+                color: '#adb5bd',
+                callback: function(value) { return '$' + value.toLocaleString(); }
+              },
+              grid: { color: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.1)' }
+            },
+            x: {
+              ticks: { color: '#adb5bd', maxTicksLimit: 10 },
+              grid: { color: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.05)' }
+            }
           },
-          plugins: { legend: { labels: { color: '#adb5bd' } } },
-          maintainAspectRatio: false
+          plugins: {
+            legend: { display: false },
+            tooltip: {
+              callbacks: {
+                label: function(context) {
+                  return '$' + context.parsed.y.toLocaleString(undefined, {minimumFractionDigits: 2, maximumFractionDigits: 2});
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          maintainAspectRatio: false,
+          interaction: { intersect: false, mode: 'index' }
         }
       });
     }
diff --git a/MoneyMap/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs b/MoneyMap/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs
index 96c0406..8c85e76 100644
--- a/MoneyMap/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs
+++ b/MoneyMap/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ namespace MoneyMap.Pages
         public List<TopCategoryRow> TopCategories { get; set; } = new();
         public List<RecentTransactionRow> Recent { get; set; } = new();
         public List<string> TrendLabels { get; set; } = new();
-        public List<decimal> TrendDebitsAbs { get; set; } = new();
-        public List<decimal> TrendCredits { get; set; } = new();
-        public List<decimal> TrendNet { get; set; } = new();
+        public List<decimal> TrendRunningBalance { get; set; } = new();
 
         public async Task OnGet()
         {
@@ -29,9 +27,7 @@ namespace MoneyMap.Pages
             TopCategories = dashboard.TopCategories;
             Recent = dashboard.RecentTransactions;
             TrendLabels = dashboard.Trends.Labels;
-            TrendDebitsAbs = dashboard.Trends.DebitsAbs;
-            TrendCredits = dashboard.Trends.Credits;
-            TrendNet = dashboard.Trends.Net;
+            TrendRunningBalance = dashboard.Trends.RunningBalance;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MoneyMap/Services/DashboardService.cs b/MoneyMap/Services/DashboardService.cs
index 380b70d..268ed08 100644
--- a/MoneyMap/Services/DashboardService.cs
+++ b/MoneyMap/Services/DashboardService.cs
@@ -231,10 +231,12 @@ namespace MoneyMap.Services
             var debitsAbs = new List<decimal>();
             var credits = new List<decimal>();
             var net = new List<decimal>();
+            var runningBalance = new List<decimal>();
+            decimal cumulative = 0;
 
             for (var d = since; d <= today; d = d.AddDays(1))
             {
-                labels.Add(d.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd"));
+                labels.Add(d.ToString("MMM d"));
                 if (dict.TryGetValue(d, out var v))
                 {
                     var debit = v.Debits;
@@ -242,6 +244,7 @@ namespace MoneyMap.Services
                     debitsAbs.Add(Math.Abs(debit));
                     credits.Add(credit);
                     net.Add(credit + debit);
+                    cumulative += credit + debit;
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -249,6 +252,7 @@ namespace MoneyMap.Services
                     credits.Add(0);
                     net.Add(0);
                 }
+                runningBalance.Add(cumulative);
             }
 
             return new SpendTrends
@@ -256,7 +260,8 @@ namespace MoneyMap.Services
                 Labels = labels,
                 DebitsAbs = debitsAbs,
                 Credits = credits,
-                Net = net
+                Net = net,
+                RunningBalance = runningBalance
             };
         }
     }