diff --git a/alembic/versions/028_sec_filing_retry_queue.py b/alembic/versions/028_sec_filing_retry_queue.py
index e9735c2..04325d3 100644
--- a/alembic/versions/028_sec_filing_retry_queue.py
+++ b/alembic/versions/028_sec_filing_retry_queue.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Revision ID: 028
 Revises: 027
 Create Date: 2026-08-03 00:00:00.000000
 """
+from datetime import date, datetime, timezone
+import json
 from typing import Sequence, Union
 
 from alembic import op
@@ -28,11 +30,118 @@ def upgrade() -> None:
         sa.Column("coregistrant_ciks_json", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
         sa.Column("first_seen_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False),
         sa.Column("last_attempted_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("escalated_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True),
         sa.UniqueConstraint("accession", name="uq_sec_filing_gaps_accession"),
     )
     op.create_index("ix_sec_filing_gaps_cik", "sec_filing_gaps", ["cik"])
+    _backfill_retry_queue()
 
 
 def downgrade() -> None:
     op.drop_index("ix_sec_filing_gaps_cik", table_name="sec_filing_gaps")
     op.drop_table("sec_filing_gaps")
+
+
+def _as_date(value) -> date | None:
+    if isinstance(value, datetime):
+        return value.date()
+    if isinstance(value, date):
+        return value
+    if isinstance(value, str):
+        try:
+            return date.fromisoformat(value)
+        except ValueError:
+            return None
+    return None
+
+
+def _backfill_retry_queue() -> None:
+    """Materialize pre-queue promoted gaps once; runtime never scans history."""
+    bind = op.get_bind()
+    runs = sa.table(
+        "data_import_runs",
+        sa.column("source", sa.String()),
+        sa.column("status", sa.String()),
+        sa.column("validation_json", sa.Text()),
+        sa.column("source_max_date", sa.Date()),
+        sa.column("started_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True)),
+    )
+    snapshots = sa.table(
+        "fundamental_snapshots",
+        sa.column("cik", sa.String()),
+        sa.column("accession", sa.String()),
+        sa.column("filed_date", sa.Date()),
+    )
+    gaps = sa.table(
+        "sec_filing_gaps",
+        sa.column("cik", sa.String()),
+        sa.column("accession", sa.String()),
+        sa.column("form", sa.String()),
+        sa.column("index_date", sa.Date()),
+        sa.column("reason", sa.String()),
+        sa.column("coregistrant_ciks_json", sa.Text()),
+        sa.column("first_seen_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True)),
+        sa.column("last_attempted_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True)),
+        sa.column("escalated_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True)),
+    )
+
+    snapshot_rows = bind.execute(
+        sa.select(snapshots.c.cik, snapshots.c.accession, snapshots.c.filed_date)
+    ).all()
+    resolved_accessions = {row.accession for row in snapshot_rows}
+    latest_filed_by_cik: dict[str, date] = {}
+    for row in snapshot_rows:
+        if row.filed_date is not None:
+            current = latest_filed_by_cik.get(row.cik)
+            if current is None or row.filed_date > current:
+                latest_filed_by_cik[row.cik] = row.filed_date
+
+    audit_rows = bind.execute(
+        sa.select(
+            runs.c.validation_json,
+            runs.c.source_max_date,
+            runs.c.started_at,
+        ).where(
+            runs.c.source == "sec_facts",
+            runs.c.status == "promoted",
+            runs.c.validation_json.is_not(None),
+        )
+    ).all()
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    candidates: dict[str, dict] = {}
+    for audit in audit_rows:
+        try:
+            summary = json.loads(audit.validation_json)
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            continue
+        if not isinstance(summary, dict):
+            continue
+        for item in summary.get("missing_xbrl") or []:
+            accession = item.get("accession")
+            raw_cik = item.get("cik")
+            if not accession or raw_cik is None or accession in resolved_accessions:
+                continue
+            cik = str(raw_cik).zfill(10)
+            index_date = _as_date(item.get("index_date")) or _as_date(
+                audit.source_max_date
+            )
+            later_filed = latest_filed_by_cik.get(cik)
+            if index_date is not None and later_filed is not None and later_filed > index_date:
+                continue
+            first_seen = audit.started_at or now
+            existing = candidates.get(accession)
+            if existing is not None and existing["first_seen_at"] <= first_seen:
+                continue
+            candidates[accession] = {
+                "cik": cik,
+                "accession": accession,
+                "form": item.get("form"),
+                "index_date": index_date,
+                "reason": item.get("reason") or "not_in_companyfacts",
+                "coregistrant_ciks_json": json.dumps(item.get("coregistrants") or []),
+                "first_seen_at": first_seen,
+                "last_attempted_at": first_seen,
+                "escalated_at": None,
+            }
+    if candidates:
+        op.bulk_insert(gaps, list(candidates.values()))
diff --git a/app/models/sec_filing_gap.py b/app/models/sec_filing_gap.py
index 2612b68..a475d07 100644
--- a/app/models/sec_filing_gap.py
+++ b/app/models/sec_filing_gap.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ class SecFilingGap(Base):
     """Active SEC filing that could not yet be reconstructed.
 
     Rows form a small retry queue. Successful snapshot ingestion deletes the
-    matching row; while a row remains, tickers mapped to its CIK are not eligible
-    for actionable trade setups.
+    matching row; a later valid filing supersedes it. While a current row remains,
+    tickers mapped to its CIK are not eligible for actionable trade setups.
     """
 
     __tablename__ = "sec_filing_gaps"
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ class SecFilingGap(Base):
     coregistrant_ciks_json: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=True)
     first_seen_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False)
     last_attempted_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False)
+    escalated_at: Mapped[datetime | None] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True)
diff --git a/app/routers/fundamentals.py b/app/routers/fundamentals.py
index 23c59e5..49c028c 100644
--- a/app/routers/fundamentals.py
+++ b/app/routers/fundamentals.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from app.schemas.common import APIEnvelope
 from app.schemas.fundamental import FundamentalResponse
 from app.services.fundamental_service import get_fundamental
 from app.services.fundamentals_api_service import build_fundamentals_v1
+from app.services import fundamentals_quality_service
 
 router = APIRouter(tags=["fundamentals"])
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ async def read_fundamentals(
     """Get latest fundamental data for a symbol (legacy fields + additive v1)."""
     record = await get_fundamental(db, symbol)
     v1 = await build_fundamentals_v1(db, symbol)
+    quality = await fundamentals_quality_service.ticker_quality(db, symbol)
 
     legacy: dict = {}
     if record is not None:
@@ -47,5 +49,12 @@ async def read_fundamentals(
             unavailable_fields=_parse_unavailable_fields(record.unavailable_fields_json),
         )
 
-    data = FundamentalResponse(symbol=symbol.strip().upper(), **legacy, **v1)
+    data = FundamentalResponse(
+        symbol=symbol.strip().upper(),
+        setup_eligible=quality.eligible,
+        setup_block_code=quality.code,
+        setup_block_reason=quality.message,
+        **legacy,
+        **v1,
+    )
     return APIEnvelope(status="success", data=data.model_dump())
diff --git a/app/schemas/fundamental.py b/app/schemas/fundamental.py
index b4d97f5..bbbbf1c 100644
--- a/app/schemas/fundamental.py
+++ b/app/schemas/fundamental.py
@@ -91,3 +91,6 @@ class FundamentalResponse(BaseModel):
     metrics: list[MetricItem] | None = None
     valuation: Valuation | None = None
     reads: FundamentalsReads | None = None
+    setup_eligible: bool = True
+    setup_block_code: str | None = None
+    setup_block_reason: str | None = None
diff --git a/app/services/fundamentals_quality_service.py b/app/services/fundamentals_quality_service.py
index 91e3ba4..172c67f 100644
--- a/app/services/fundamentals_quality_service.py
+++ b/app/services/fundamentals_quality_service.py
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 
-from sqlalchemy import exists, select
+from sqlalchemy import exists, or_, select
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
 
 from app.models.data_import_run import DataImportRun
@@ -13,35 +14,41 @@ from app.models.sec_filing_gap import SecFilingGap
 from app.models.ticker import Ticker
 from app.services import fundamental_data_refresh_service
 
+_SEC_FORMS = ("10-K", "10-Q", "10-K/A", "10-Q/A")
 
-async def blocked_ciks(db: AsyncSession) -> set[str]:
-    """CIKs whose SEC inputs are known incomplete.
 
-    The durable queue covers filings already promoted around. The latest
-    validation payload covers young filings still in the deferred retry window
-    and new registrants with no XBRL history.
-    """
-    if not await fundamental_data_refresh_service.is_enabled(db):
-        return set()
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class SetupQuality:
+    eligible: bool
+    code: str | None = None
+    message: str | None = None
 
-    active = (
-        await db.execute(
-            select(SecFilingGap.cik).where(
-                ~exists().where(
-                    FundamentalSnapshot.accession == SecFilingGap.accession
-                )
-            )
-        )
-    ).scalars().all()
-    blocked = set(active)
 
-    # Migration bootstrap: before the first scheduled import has materialized
-    # the durable queue, recover unresolved promoted gaps from the import audit.
-    # Once the queue has rows, the importer owns this state and this history scan
-    # is no longer needed on setup reads.
-    if not active and not await retry_queue_initialized(db):
-        blocked.update(await _historical_unresolved_ciks(db))
+async def active_gaps(
+    db: AsyncSession,
+    ciks: set[str] | None = None,
+) -> list[SecFilingGap]:
+    """Unresolved gaps that have not been superseded by a later filing."""
+    matching_snapshot = exists().where(
+        FundamentalSnapshot.accession == SecFilingGap.accession
+    )
+    later_snapshot = exists().where(
+        FundamentalSnapshot.cik == SecFilingGap.cik,
+        FundamentalSnapshot.form.in_(_SEC_FORMS),
+        FundamentalSnapshot.filed_date > SecFilingGap.index_date,
+    )
+    stmt = select(SecFilingGap).where(
+        ~matching_snapshot,
+        or_(SecFilingGap.index_date.is_(None), ~later_snapshot),
+    )
+    if ciks is not None:
+        if not ciks:
+            return []
+        stmt = stmt.where(SecFilingGap.cik.in_(ciks))
+    return list((await db.execute(stmt)).scalars().all())
 
+
+async def _latest_validation(db: AsyncSession) -> dict:
     payload = (
         await db.execute(
             select(DataImportRun.validation_json)
@@ -54,81 +61,38 @@ async def blocked_ciks(db: AsyncSession) -> set[str]:
         )
     ).scalar_one_or_none()
     if not payload:
-        return blocked
+        return {}
     try:
         summary = json.loads(payload)
     except (TypeError, ValueError):
-        return blocked
+        return {}
+    return summary if isinstance(summary, dict) else {}
 
+
+async def blocked_reasons_by_cik(db: AsyncSession) -> dict[str, str]:
+    """Current SEC blocker code by CIK; no historical audit scan."""
+    if not await fundamental_data_refresh_service.is_enabled(db):
+        return {}
+
+    reasons = {gap.cik: "sec_filing_gap" for gap in await active_gaps(db)}
+    summary = await _latest_validation(db)
+
+    # New summaries carry the complete compact CIK set while the detailed lists
+    # stay capped for audit readability. Detailed entries supply the reason.
+    for cik in summary.get("setup_blocked_ciks") or []:
+        if cik:
+            reasons.setdefault(str(cik), "sec_filing_gap")
     for item in summary.get("missing_xbrl") or []:
         if item.get("cik"):
-            blocked.add(str(item["cik"]))
+            reasons.setdefault(str(item["cik"]), "sec_filing_gap")
     for item in summary.get("no_xbrl_filings") or []:
         if item.get("cik"):
-            blocked.add(str(item["cik"]))
-    return blocked
+            reasons[str(item["cik"])] = "no_xbrl_filings"
+    return reasons
 
 
-async def retry_queue_initialized(db: AsyncSession) -> bool:
-    """Whether a promoted run has synchronized the durable retry queue."""
-    payload = (
-        await db.execute(
-            select(DataImportRun.row_counts_json)
-            .where(
-                DataImportRun.source == "sec_facts",
-                DataImportRun.status == "promoted",
-                DataImportRun.row_counts_json.is_not(None),
-            )
-            .order_by(DataImportRun.id.desc())
-            .limit(1)
-        )
-    ).scalar_one_or_none()
-    if not payload:
-        return False
-    try:
-        counts = json.loads(payload)
-    except (TypeError, ValueError):
-        return False
-    return "retry_queue_added" in counts
-
-
-async def _historical_unresolved_ciks(db: AsyncSession) -> set[str]:
-    payloads = (
-        await db.execute(
-            select(DataImportRun.validation_json).where(
-                DataImportRun.source == "sec_facts",
-                DataImportRun.status == "promoted",
-                DataImportRun.validation_json.is_not(None),
-            )
-        )
-    ).scalars().all()
-
-    accession_to_cik: dict[str, str] = {}
-    for payload in payloads:
-        try:
-            summary = json.loads(payload)
-        except (TypeError, ValueError):
-            continue
-        for item in summary.get("missing_xbrl") or []:
-            accession = item.get("accession")
-            cik = item.get("cik")
-            if accession and cik:
-                accession_to_cik[str(accession)] = str(cik)
-
-    if not accession_to_cik:
-        return set()
-    resolved = set(
-        (
-            await db.execute(
-                select(FundamentalSnapshot.accession).where(
-                    FundamentalSnapshot.accession.in_(accession_to_cik)
-                )
-            )
-        ).scalars()
-    )
-    return {
-        cik for accession, cik in accession_to_cik.items() if accession not in resolved
-    }
+async def blocked_ciks(db: AsyncSession) -> set[str]:
+    return set(await blocked_reasons_by_cik(db))
 
 
 async def blocked_ticker_ids(db: AsyncSession) -> set[int]:
@@ -139,5 +103,36 @@ async def blocked_ticker_ids(db: AsyncSession) -> set[int]:
     return {int(ticker_id) for ticker_id in rows.scalars()}
 
 
+async def ticker_quality(db: AsyncSession, symbol: str) -> SetupQuality:
+    ticker = (
+        await db.execute(
+            select(Ticker).where(Ticker.symbol == symbol.strip().upper())
+        )
+    ).scalar_one_or_none()
+    if ticker is None or not ticker.cik:
+        return SetupQuality(eligible=True)
+    reason = (await blocked_reasons_by_cik(db)).get(ticker.cik)
+    if reason == "no_xbrl_filings":
+        return SetupQuality(
+            eligible=False,
+            code=reason,
+            message=(
+                "No SEC 10-K/10-Q is available for this registrant, so new setups "
+                "are paused. New registrants clear automatically after their first "
+                "filing; a successor shell needs an SEC CIK override."
+            ),
+        )
+    if reason:
+        return SetupQuality(
+            eligible=False,
+            code=reason,
+            message=(
+                "A recent SEC filing is still being reconciled, so new setups are "
+                "paused. The scheduled fundamentals import retries it automatically."
+            ),
+        )
+    return SetupQuality(eligible=True)
+
+
 async def ticker_is_eligible(db: AsyncSession, ticker_id: int) -> bool:
     return ticker_id not in await blocked_ticker_ids(db)
diff --git a/app/services/rr_scanner_service.py b/app/services/rr_scanner_service.py
index ce5158b..012abbc 100644
--- a/app/services/rr_scanner_service.py
+++ b/app/services/rr_scanner_service.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from app.models.signal_context_snapshot import SignalContextSnapshot
 from app.models.ticker import Ticker
 from app.models.trade_setup import TradeSetup
 from app.services.indicator_service import _extract_ohlcv, compute_atr
-from app.services import fundamentals_quality_service
+from app.services import fundamentals_quality_service, system_event_service
 from app.services.price_service import query_ohlcv
 from app.services.qualification import setup_qualifies
 from app.services.sr_service import detect_gate_target_ladder
@@ -750,6 +750,16 @@ async def scan_all_tickers(
         logger.exception(
             "Could not resolve fundamentals quality; blocking this scan closed"
         )
+        await system_event_service.log_event_standalone(
+            severity="error",
+            source="rr_scanner",
+            code="fundamentals_quality_unavailable",
+            message=(
+                "The fundamentals quality gate could not be evaluated; the "
+                "universe scan was blocked to avoid issuing unchecked setups."
+            ),
+            dedup_key="rr_scanner:fundamentals_quality_unavailable",
+        )
         fundamentals_blocked_ids = {ticker_id for ticker_id, _ in ticker_rows}
 
     # Gate-reset observations must use the same runtime activation settings as
@@ -924,6 +934,16 @@ async def get_trade_setups(
         logger.exception(
             "Could not resolve fundamentals quality; hiding actionable setups"
         )
+        await system_event_service.log_event_standalone(
+            severity="error",
+            source="rr_scanner",
+            code="fundamentals_quality_unavailable",
+            message=(
+                "The fundamentals quality gate could not be evaluated; actionable "
+                "setups were hidden until the metadata check recovers."
+            ),
+            dedup_key="rr_scanner:fundamentals_quality_unavailable",
+        )
         return []
     if exclude_open_trade_tickers:
         # Manual book only. The shadow book holds the *top-ranked* names by
diff --git a/app/services/sec_fundamentals_importer.py b/app/services/sec_fundamentals_importer.py
index 2dbbb25..d001f43 100644
--- a/app/services/sec_fundamentals_importer.py
+++ b/app/services/sec_fundamentals_importer.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ MIN_BACKFILL_COVERAGE = 0.5
 # three); past that it is misfiled, not late, and blocking forever costs more
 # than the missing filing does — see the unresolved-filing guardrail below.
 MISSING_XBRL_RETRY_DAYS = 3
+FILING_GAP_ESCALATE_DAYS = 14
 # Share-count band a co-registrant-recovered row must land in, relative to the
 # issuer's own last snapshot. Wide enough for buybacks/issuance, nowhere near
 # wide enough to let a subsidiary shell's token float through (see _shares_continuous).
@@ -154,7 +155,6 @@ class SecFundamentalsImporter:
         # of a combined filing). Only populated for accessions a tracked issuer filed.
         self._coregistrants: dict[str, list[int]] = {}
         self._retry_rows: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
-        self._retry_queue_bootstrap_pending = False
         self._latest_index_date: date | None = None
         self._backfill = False
 
@@ -185,18 +185,14 @@ class SecFundamentalsImporter:
         )
         self._retry_rows = []
         if not self._backfill:
-            self._retry_queue_bootstrap_pending = not (
-                await fundamentals_quality_service.retry_queue_initialized(db)
-            )
             self._retry_rows = await self._retry_backlog(
                 db,
                 set(self._resolved.cik_to_ticker_ids),
-                include_history=self._retry_queue_bootstrap_pending,
             )
         # Company Facts can change while the daily index revision stays fixed.
         # Returning None deliberately bypasses the framework's no-op gate so a
         # scheduled run retries every active gap.
-        return None if self._retry_rows or self._retry_queue_bootstrap_pending else revision
+        return None if self._retry_rows else revision
 
     async def stage(self, db) -> StagedFundamentals:
         assert self._resolved is not None, "detect_revision must run first"
@@ -211,10 +207,9 @@ class SecFundamentalsImporter:
             if r["cik"] in cik_to_tids:
                 filed_by_cik[r["cik"]].append(r)
 
-        # Promoted-around filings live in a small durable retry queue. Historical
-        # validation payloads bootstrap gaps created before the queue existed.
-        # Merge them into the normal incremental work so the scheduled import,
-        # not an operator-run full reparse, heals them when SEC catches up.
+        # Promoted-around filings live in a small durable retry queue, including
+        # the one-time migration backfill. Merge them into normal incremental
+        # work so the scheduled importer heals them without operator action.
         if not self._backfill:
             seen = {
                 (int(cik), row["accession"])
@@ -286,6 +281,9 @@ class SecFundamentalsImporter:
 
         fiscal_year_end = sub.get("fiscal_year_end")
         recovered_rows: list[SnapshotRow] = []
+        index_rows = {
+            row["accession"]: row for row in filed_by_cik.get(cik, [])
+        }
         if is_backfill:
             accns = set(xbrl_meta)
         else:
@@ -340,6 +338,19 @@ class SecFundamentalsImporter:
         # fiscalYearEnd (MMDD) is what lets the parser derive period identity from
         # reportDate instead of SEC's unreliable fy/fp fields.
         result = parser.parse_snapshots(cf, xbrl_meta, accns, fiscal_year_end=fiscal_year_end)
+        for skipped in result.skipped_filings:
+            index_row = index_rows.get(skipped["accession"])
+            if index_row is not None:
+                # Facts are present but our parser cannot construct a snapshot.
+                # This is terminal for this run: promote around it immediately,
+                # keep the issuer blocked, and retry/escalate through the queue.
+                staged.missing_xbrl.append(_missing(
+                    cik,
+                    {**index_row, "_retry_queue": True},
+                    "parser_unusable",
+                    self.today,
+                    self._coregistrants.get(skipped["accession"]),
+                ))
         staged.rows.extend(result.rows)
         staged.rows.extend(recovered_rows)
         staged.skipped_filings.extend(result.skipped_filings)
@@ -442,13 +453,19 @@ class SecFundamentalsImporter:
             "skipped_filings": len(staged.skipped_filings),
             "field_issues": len(staged.field_issues),
             "skipped_non_xbrl": len(staged.skipped_non_xbrl),
-            "no_xbrl_filings": staged.no_xbrl_filings,
+            "no_xbrl_filings": staged.no_xbrl_filings[:50],
             "no_xbrl_filings_count": len(staged.no_xbrl_filings),
-            "missing_xbrl": staged.missing_xbrl,
+            "missing_xbrl": staged.missing_xbrl[:50],
             "missing_xbrl_count": len(staged.missing_xbrl),
             "missing_xbrl_blocking": len(blocking),
-            "recovered_from_coregistrant": staged.recovered,
+            "recovered_from_coregistrant": staged.recovered[:50],
             "recovered_count": len(staged.recovered),
+            # Complete compact gate input; detailed audit lists above stay capped.
+            "setup_blocked_ciks": sorted({
+                str(item["cik"])
+                for item in [*staged.missing_xbrl, *staged.no_xbrl_filings]
+                if item.get("cik")
+            }),
             "invalid_payloads": staged.invalid_payloads,
             "cik_updates": len(staged.resolved.cik_updates),
             # differing existing accessions (immutable — kept, reported here)
@@ -508,13 +525,15 @@ class SecFundamentalsImporter:
             await db.execute(stmt)
             inserted += 1
 
-        # Synchronize the active retry queue in the same transaction as snapshot
-        # promotion. Reconstructed accessions leave the queue; aged-out gaps enter
-        # or refresh it and will be retried by the next scheduled import.
-        existing_gap_accessions = set(
-            (await db.execute(select(SecFilingGap.accession))).scalars().all()
-        )
+        # Synchronize the retry queue in the snapshot-promotion transaction.
+        existing_gaps = (await db.execute(select(SecFilingGap))).scalars().all()
+        existing_gap_accessions = {gap.accession for gap in existing_gaps}
         resolved_accessions = {row.accession for row in staged.rows}
+        # A filing now classified non-XBRL can never yield a snapshot and is no
+        # longer a fundamentals completeness gap.
+        resolved_accessions.update(
+            item["accession"] for item in staged.skipped_non_xbrl
+        )
         queue_resolved = 0
         if resolved_accessions:
             result = await db.execute(
@@ -524,8 +543,8 @@ class SecFundamentalsImporter:
             )
             queue_resolved = int(result.rowcount or 0)
 
-        tolerated = _past_retry_window(staged.missing_xbrl)
         now = _now()
+        tolerated = _past_retry_window(staged.missing_xbrl)
         for gap in tolerated:
             stmt = insert_for_session(db, SecFilingGap).values(
                 cik=gap["cik"],
@@ -550,6 +569,20 @@ class SecFundamentalsImporter:
                     },
                 )
             )
+
+        # Remove gaps made irrelevant by a later valid 10-K/10-Q. Quality reads
+        # already ignore them; physical cleanup keeps the queue small.
+        active_ids = {gap.id for gap in await fundamentals_quality_service.active_gaps(db)}
+        obsolete_ids = {
+            gap.id for gap in existing_gaps
+            if gap.id not in active_ids and gap.accession not in resolved_accessions
+        }
+        if obsolete_ids:
+            result = await db.execute(
+                delete(SecFilingGap).where(SecFilingGap.id.in_(obsolete_ids))
+            )
+            queue_resolved += int(result.rowcount or 0)
+
         newly_queued = [
             gap for gap in tolerated
             if gap["accession"] not in existing_gap_accessions
@@ -574,6 +607,40 @@ class SecFundamentalsImporter:
                 created_at=_now(),
             ))
 
+        # Persistent current gaps get one actionable escalation rather than a
+        # daily warning. The nullable marker makes this durable and noise-free.
+        escalation_cutoff = now - timedelta(days=FILING_GAP_ESCALATE_DAYS)
+        aged_gaps = (
+            await db.execute(
+                select(SecFilingGap).where(
+                    SecFilingGap.first_seen_at <= escalation_cutoff,
+                    SecFilingGap.escalated_at.is_(None),
+                )
+            )
+        ).scalars().all()
+        if aged_gaps:
+            named = ", ".join(
+                f"{gap.cik}/{gap.accession} ({gap.reason})"
+                for gap in aged_gaps[:10]
+            )
+            db.add(SystemEvent(
+                severity="warning",
+                source="sec_facts",
+                code="filing_gap_aged",
+                message=(
+                    f"{len(aged_gaps)} SEC filing gap(s) remain unresolved after "
+                    f"{FILING_GAP_ESCALATE_DAYS} days; affected setups remain paused. "
+                    f"Review the filing/CIK mapping or parser: {named}"
+                )[:4000],
+                dedup_key=f"sec_facts:filing_gap_aged:{run_id}",
+                created_at=now,
+            ))
+            await db.execute(
+                update(SecFilingGap)
+                .where(SecFilingGap.id.in_([gap.id for gap in aged_gaps]))
+                .values(escalated_at=now)
+            )
+
         # Recovered rows are real data from an unexpected place — record where they
         # came from, so a wrong recovery is auditable rather than invisible.
         if staged.recovered:
@@ -641,20 +708,14 @@ class SecFundamentalsImporter:
         self,
         db,
         tracked_ciks: set[int],
-        *,
-        include_history: bool,
     ) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
-        """Active gaps plus pre-queue gaps from promoted validation history."""
+        """Active typed gaps; migration 028 owns historical bootstrap."""
         if not tracked_ciks:
             return []
         tracked = {cik10(cik) for cik in tracked_ciks}
         candidates: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {}
 
-        queued = (
-            await db.execute(
-                select(SecFilingGap).where(SecFilingGap.cik.in_(tracked))
-            )
-        ).scalars().all()
+        queued = await fundamentals_quality_service.active_gaps(db, tracked)
         for gap in queued:
             try:
                 coregistrants = json.loads(gap.coregistrant_ciks_json or "[]")
@@ -667,51 +728,9 @@ class SecFundamentalsImporter:
                 "index_date": gap.index_date,
                 "reason": gap.reason,
                 "coregistrants": coregistrants,
+                "_retry_queue": True,
             }
 
-        # Bootstrap warnings produced before sec_filing_gaps existed. Promoted
-        # runs contain only aged-out gaps; deferred/failed runs are naturally
-        # retried because source_max_date has not advanced.
-        if include_history:
-            histories = (
-                await db.execute(
-                    select(DataImportRun.validation_json)
-                    .where(
-                        DataImportRun.source == SOURCE,
-                        DataImportRun.status == STATUS_PROMOTED,
-                        DataImportRun.validation_json.is_not(None),
-                    )
-                    .order_by(DataImportRun.id.asc())
-                )
-            ).scalars().all()
-            for payload in histories:
-                try:
-                    summary = json.loads(payload)
-                except (TypeError, ValueError):
-                    continue
-                for item in summary.get("missing_xbrl") or []:
-                    accession = item.get("accession")
-                    cik = str(item.get("cik") or "")
-                    if not accession or cik not in tracked or accession in candidates:
-                        continue
-                    raw_date = item.get("index_date")
-                    try:
-                        index_date = (
-                            date.fromisoformat(raw_date)
-                            if isinstance(raw_date, str)
-                            else raw_date
-                        )
-                    except ValueError:
-                        index_date = None
-                    candidates[accession] = {
-                        "cik": cik,
-                        "accession": accession,
-                        "form": item.get("form"),
-                        "index_date": index_date,
-                        "reason": item.get("reason") or "not_in_companyfacts",
-                        "coregistrants": item.get("coregistrants") or [],
-                    }
-
         if not candidates:
             return []
         resolved = set(
@@ -848,13 +867,19 @@ def _missing(
     up by hand (EDGAR accession + the index date it was seen on) and to decide
     whether it is still young enough to be worth blocking on."""
     index_date = row.get("index_date")
+    age_days = (
+        (today - index_date).days if isinstance(index_date, date) else 0
+    )
+    if row.get("_retry_queue"):
+        age_days = max(age_days, MISSING_XBRL_RETRY_DAYS + 1)
     return {
         "cik": cik10(cik),
         "accession": row["accession"],
         "form": row.get("form"),
         "index_date": index_date,
-        # No index date (older cached rows) => age 0 => blocks, the safe default.
-        "age_days": (today - index_date).days if isinstance(index_date, date) else 0,
+        # A newly observed row without a date blocks safely. A durable queue row
+        # has already passed the bounded window and is forced aged-out above.
+        "age_days": age_days,
         "reason": reason,
         "coregistrants": list(coregistrants or []),
     }
diff --git a/docs/fundamentals-deployment.md b/docs/fundamentals-deployment.md
index f68d3f3..a648a33 100644
--- a/docs/fundamentals-deployment.md
+++ b/docs/fundamentals-deployment.md
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ not add OS cron entries: the application scheduler owns both jobs.
   event. A failed validation does not promote partial data.
 - An SEC filing still missing after the short publication-lag window enters
   `sec_filing_gaps`. The daily importer retries it automatically; affected
-  tickers are excluded from actionable setups until a snapshot is recovered.
+  tickers are excluded from actionable setups until a snapshot is recovered or
+  a later valid 10-K/10-Q supersedes the gap. Migration `028` materializes older
+  promoted gaps into this queue once, so setup reads never scan import history.
 
 The systemd service uses one application worker. The import framework also holds
 a PostgreSQL advisory lock per source, so an overlapping manual/scheduled run is
@@ -86,7 +88,8 @@ In Admin → Jobs, wait until no other job is running, then:
 3. Check Admin → System Events. There should be no new import error.
 4. Confirm the next-run times correspond to 02:30 and 04:00 New York time.
 5. Open several ticker pages and confirm the fundamentals panel has populated
-   data and still handles partial/missing issuers cleanly.
+   data and still handles partial/missing issuers cleanly. A ticker held by the
+   quality gate should show **New setups paused** with the specific SEC reason.
 
 ## A5 parity observation window
 
@@ -235,8 +238,13 @@ least several scheduled cycles before A6 removes the legacy providers.
 - Inspect the job runtime, latest `data_import_runs.validation_json`, service
   logs, and Admin → System Events before retrying.
 - `unresolved_filing` is emitted once when a filing enters automatic retry. It
-  does not require a server command. Successful co-registrant recovery and new
-  registrants with no XBRL history are logged without recurring warning events.
+  does not require a server command. If the gap is still current after 14 days,
+  `filing_gap_aged` is emitted once with the CIK, accession, and parser/mapping
+  reason. A later valid 10-K/10-Q retires the gap even when the original SEC
+  accession never becomes usable.
+- Successful co-registrant recovery is logged without a warning. New registrants
+  with no XBRL history are also logged quietly, but their ticker page explains
+  that setups remain paused and that successor shells may need `sec_cik_overrides`.
 - Re-run `sudo -u deploy bash ./deploy/provision_fundamentals.sh --check` for
   binary, clone, permission, disk, or environment failures.
 - The Dolt clone is a reproducible cache and does not need a bespoke backup.
diff --git a/frontend/src/dev/harness.tsx b/frontend/src/dev/harness.tsx
index 4d9010e..3afdab4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/dev/harness.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/dev/harness.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const ind = (median: number, favorable_percentile: number) =>
 const legacy = {
   pe_ratio: null, revenue_growth: null, earnings_surprise: null, market_cap: null,
   next_earnings_date: null, fetched_at: null, unavailable_fields: {},
+  setup_eligible: true, setup_block_code: null, setup_block_reason: null,
 };
 
 const full: FundamentalResponse = {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/types.ts b/frontend/src/lib/types.ts
index cc063a7..991a658 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -829,6 +829,9 @@ export interface FundamentalResponse {
   metrics: MetricItem[] | null;
   valuation: Valuation | null;
   reads: FundamentalsReads | null;
+  setup_eligible: boolean;
+  setup_block_code: string | null;
+  setup_block_reason: string | null;
 }
 
 // Indicators
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/TickerDetailPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/TickerDetailPage.tsx
index 1b799e0..d6900c2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/TickerDetailPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/TickerDetailPage.tsx
@@ -359,6 +359,15 @@ export default function TickerDetailPage() {
             busy={ingestion.isPending}
           />
         </div>
+        {fundamentals.data && !fundamentals.data.setup_eligible && (
+          <div className="border-b border-white/[0.06] px-6 py-3 sm:px-7">
+            <Callout variant="warning">
+              <span className="font-medium">New setups paused.</span>{' '}
+              {fundamentals.data.setup_block_reason ??
+                'SEC fundamentals are incomplete for this ticker.'}
+            </Callout>
+          </div>
+        )}
         <div className="p-6 pb-5 sm:p-7 sm:pb-5">
         <div className="flex flex-wrap items-start justify-between gap-x-8 gap-y-5">
           <div className="min-w-0">
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_fundamentals_quality_service.py b/tests/unit/test_fundamentals_quality_service.py
index fdb85f3..942ba2e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_fundamentals_quality_service.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_fundamentals_quality_service.py
@@ -67,27 +67,23 @@ async def test_sec_quality_gate_is_inactive_before_cutover(db_session):
 
 
 
-async def test_promoted_gap_is_blocked_during_queue_migration_bootstrap(db_session):
+async def test_active_gap_is_blocked_until_a_later_filing_supersedes_it(db_session):
     ticker = Ticker(symbol="HIST", cik="0000000043")
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
     db_session.add_all([
         ticker,
         SystemSetting(
             key="fundamental_data_sec_dolt_cutover_enabled",
             value="true",
         ),
-        DataImportRun(
-            source="sec_facts",
-            status="promoted",
-            validation_json=json.dumps({
-                "missing_xbrl": [{"cik": ticker.cik, "accession": "HIST-Q"}],
-            }),
-            started_at=datetime.now(timezone.utc),
-        ),
-        DataImportRun(
-            source="sec_facts",
-            status="promoted",
-            validation_json=json.dumps({"missing_xbrl": []}),
-            started_at=datetime.now(timezone.utc),
+        SecFilingGap(
+            cik=ticker.cik,
+            accession="HIST-Q",
+            form="10-Q",
+            index_date=date.today().replace(day=1),
+            reason="coregistrant_facts_rejected",
+            first_seen_at=now,
+            last_attempted_at=now,
         ),
     ])
     await db_session.flush()
@@ -99,7 +95,7 @@ async def test_promoted_gap_is_blocked_during_queue_migration_bootstrap(db_sessi
     db_session.add(
         FundamentalSnapshot(
             cik=ticker.cik,
-            accession="HIST-Q",
+            accession="LATER-Q",
             form="10-Q",
             filed_date=date.today(),
             accepted_at=datetime.now(timezone.utc),
@@ -111,3 +107,29 @@ async def test_promoted_gap_is_blocked_during_queue_migration_bootstrap(db_sessi
     await db_session.flush()
 
     assert await fundamentals_quality_service.blocked_ticker_ids(db_session) == set()
+
+
+async def test_ticker_quality_explains_no_xbrl_block(db_session):
+    ticker = Ticker(symbol="NEWREG", cik="0000000044")
+    db_session.add_all([
+        ticker,
+        SystemSetting(
+            key="fundamental_data_sec_dolt_cutover_enabled",
+            value="true",
+        ),
+        DataImportRun(
+            source="sec_facts",
+            status="promoted",
+            validation_json=json.dumps({
+                "setup_blocked_ciks": [ticker.cik],
+                "no_xbrl_filings": [{"cik": ticker.cik}],
+            }),
+            started_at=datetime.now(timezone.utc),
+        ),
+    ])
+    await db_session.flush()
+
+    quality = await fundamentals_quality_service.ticker_quality(db_session, "NEWREG")
+    assert quality.eligible is False
+    assert quality.code == "no_xbrl_filings"
+    assert "CIK override" in (quality.message or "")
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_rr_scanner_scan_all.py b/tests/unit/test_rr_scanner_scan_all.py
index c46b475..49404bd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_rr_scanner_scan_all.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_rr_scanner_scan_all.py
@@ -131,3 +131,38 @@ async def test_scan_skips_ticker_with_incomplete_sec_fundamentals(
     monkeypatch.setattr(rr_scanner_service, "scan_ticker", _unexpected_scan)
 
     assert await rr_scanner_service.scan_all_tickers(session) == []
+
+
+async def test_scan_quality_failure_blocks_closed_and_emits_event(
+    session, monkeypatch
+):
+    session.add(Ticker(symbol="BLOCKED"))
+    await session.commit()
+
+    async def _boom(db):
+        raise ValueError("bad quality metadata")
+
+    async def _unexpected_scan(*args, **kwargs):
+        raise AssertionError("ticker was scanned without a quality decision")
+
+    events: list[dict] = []
+
+    async def _capture_event(**kwargs):
+        events.append(kwargs)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        rr_scanner_service.fundamentals_quality_service,
+        "blocked_ticker_ids",
+        _boom,
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(rr_scanner_service, "scan_ticker", _unexpected_scan)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        rr_scanner_service.system_event_service,
+        "log_event_standalone",
+        _capture_event,
+    )
+
+    assert await rr_scanner_service.scan_all_tickers(session) == []
+    assert [event["code"] for event in events] == [
+        "fundamentals_quality_unavailable"
+    ]
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_sec_fundamentals_importer.py b/tests/unit/test_sec_fundamentals_importer.py
index b2b1f3e..7c06613 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_sec_fundamentals_importer.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_sec_fundamentals_importer.py
@@ -481,6 +481,209 @@ async def test_unresolved_filing_stops_blocking_after_retry_window(engine):
     assert await _count(factory, SecFilingGap) == 0
 
 
+async def test_queued_gap_without_index_date_retries_without_wedging_and_escalates_once(
+    engine,
+):
+    factory = _factory(engine)
+    await _seed(factory, ["AAPL"])
+    backfill = FakeSecClient(
+        tickers={"AAPL": 320193},
+        companyfacts={320193: _companyfacts([CF_K, CF_Q1], [SH_K, SH_Q1])},
+        submissions={320193: _submissions(SUB_FILINGS)},
+        latest_index=date(2026, 1, 31),
+    )
+    await run_import(_importer(backfill), engine=engine)
+
+    old = datetime(2026, 4, 1, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    async with factory() as db:
+        db.add(SecFilingGap(
+            cik="0000320193",
+            accession="DATELESS",
+            form="10-Q",
+            index_date=None,
+            reason="not_in_companyfacts",
+            first_seen_at=old,
+            last_attempted_at=old,
+        ))
+        await db.commit()
+
+    missing = FakeSecClient(
+        tickers={"AAPL": 320193},
+        companyfacts={320193: _companyfacts([CF_K, CF_Q1], [SH_K, SH_Q1])},
+        submissions={320193: _submissions(SUB_FILINGS + [
+            _filing(
+                "DATELESS",
+                "10-Q",
+                "2026-03-28",
+                "2026-05-01",
+                "2026-05-01T10:01:00.000Z",
+            )
+        ])},
+        latest_index=date(2026, 1, 31),
+    )
+    first = await run_import(
+        _importer(missing, today=date(2026, 5, 20)), engine=engine
+    )
+    second = await run_import(
+        _importer(missing, today=date(2026, 5, 21)), engine=engine
+    )
+
+    assert first.status == STATUS_PROMOTED
+    assert second.status == STATUS_PROMOTED
+    async with factory() as db:
+        gap = (await db.execute(select(SecFilingGap))).scalar_one()
+        events = (
+            await db.execute(
+                select(SystemEvent).where(SystemEvent.code == "filing_gap_aged")
+            )
+        ).scalars().all()
+    assert gap.escalated_at is not None
+    assert len(events) == 1
+
+
+async def test_queued_filing_reclassified_non_xbrl_is_removed(engine):
+    factory = _factory(engine)
+    await _seed(factory, ["AAPL"])
+    backfill = FakeSecClient(
+        tickers={"AAPL": 320193},
+        companyfacts={320193: _companyfacts([CF_K, CF_Q1], [SH_K, SH_Q1])},
+        submissions={320193: _submissions(SUB_FILINGS)},
+        latest_index=date(2026, 1, 31),
+    )
+    await run_import(_importer(backfill), engine=engine)
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    async with factory() as db:
+        db.add(SecFilingGap(
+            cik="0000320193",
+            accession="NONX",
+            form="10-Q/A",
+            index_date=date(2026, 5, 1),
+            reason="not_in_companyfacts",
+            first_seen_at=now,
+            last_attempted_at=now,
+        ))
+        await db.commit()
+
+    client = FakeSecClient(
+        tickers={"AAPL": 320193},
+        companyfacts={320193: _companyfacts([CF_K, CF_Q1], [SH_K, SH_Q1])},
+        submissions={320193: _submissions(SUB_FILINGS + [
+            _filing(
+                "NONX",
+                "10-Q/A",
+                "2026-03-28",
+                "2026-05-01",
+                "2026-05-01T10:01:00.000Z",
+                is_xbrl=False,
+            )
+        ])},
+        latest_index=date(2026, 1, 31),
+    )
+    run = await run_import(_importer(client, today=date(2026, 5, 20)), engine=engine)
+
+    assert run.status == STATUS_PROMOTED
+    assert await _count(factory, SecFilingGap) == 0
+
+
+async def test_queued_parser_skip_stays_blocked_with_actionable_reason(
+    engine, monkeypatch
+):
+    from app.services.sec_facts_parser import ParseResult
+
+    factory = _factory(engine)
+    await _seed(factory, ["AAPL"])
+    backfill = FakeSecClient(
+        tickers={"AAPL": 320193},
+        companyfacts={320193: _companyfacts([CF_K, CF_Q1], [SH_K, SH_Q1])},
+        submissions={320193: _submissions(SUB_FILINGS)},
+        latest_index=date(2026, 1, 31),
+    )
+    await run_import(_importer(backfill), engine=engine)
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    async with factory() as db:
+        db.add(SecFilingGap(
+            cik="0000320193",
+            accession="BADPARSE",
+            form="10-Q",
+            index_date=date(2026, 5, 1),
+            reason="not_in_companyfacts",
+            first_seen_at=now,
+            last_attempted_at=now,
+        ))
+        await db.commit()
+
+    bad_fact = _rev(
+        "2025-09-28", "2026-03-28", 254940, 2026, "Q2", "BADPARSE"
+    )
+    bad_share = _shares("2026-04-17", 14687, "BADPARSE", 2026, "Q2")
+    client = FakeSecClient(
+        tickers={"AAPL": 320193},
+        companyfacts={
+            320193: _companyfacts(
+                [CF_K, CF_Q1, bad_fact], [SH_K, SH_Q1, bad_share]
+            )
+        },
+        submissions={320193: _submissions(SUB_FILINGS + [
+            _filing(
+                "BADPARSE",
+                "10-Q",
+                "2026-03-28",
+                "2026-05-01",
+                "2026-05-01T10:01:00.000Z",
+            )
+        ])},
+        latest_index=date(2026, 1, 31),
+    )
+
+    def skip_parse(*args, **kwargs):
+        return ParseResult(skipped_filings=[{
+            "accession": "BADPARSE",
+            "reason": "unparseable",
+        }])
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("app.services.sec_facts_parser.parse_snapshots", skip_parse)
+    run = await run_import(_importer(client, today=date(2026, 5, 20)), engine=engine)
+
+    assert run.status == STATUS_PROMOTED
+    async with factory() as db:
+        gap = (await db.execute(select(SecFilingGap))).scalar_one()
+    assert gap.reason == "parser_unusable"
+
+
+async def test_validation_caps_details_but_keeps_complete_blocked_cik_set():
+    importer = SecFundamentalsImporter(today=date(2026, 5, 20))
+    importer._latest_index_date = date(2026, 5, 19)
+    staged = StagedFundamentals(
+        resolved=ResolvedUniverse(),
+        missing_xbrl=[
+            {
+                "cik": f"{i:010d}",
+                "accession": f"MISS-{i}",
+                "form": "10-Q",
+                "index_date": date(2026, 5, 1),
+                "age_days": 19,
+                "reason": "not_in_companyfacts",
+            }
+            for i in range(60)
+        ],
+        no_xbrl_filings=[
+            {"cik": f"{i + 100:010d}", "name": f"New {i}"}
+            for i in range(60)
+        ],
+        recovered=[
+            {"cik": f"{i:010d}", "accession": f"REC-{i}", "source_cik": "1"}
+            for i in range(60)
+        ],
+    )
+
+    result = await importer.validate(None, staged)
+
+    assert len(result.summary["missing_xbrl"]) == 50
+    assert len(result.summary["no_xbrl_filings"]) == 50
+    assert len(result.summary["recovered_from_coregistrant"]) == 50
+    assert len(result.summary["setup_blocked_ciks"]) == 120
+
+
 async def test_non_xbrl_amendment_skipped_not_failed(engine):
     factory = _factory(engine)
     await _seed(factory, ["AAPL"])