diff --git a/src/Managing.Application/GeneticService.cs b/src/Managing.Application/GeneticService.cs
index 5ed3bbdc..b3b0e278 100644
--- a/src/Managing.Application/GeneticService.cs
+++ b/src/Managing.Application/GeneticService.cs
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ using System.Text.Json;
 using GeneticSharp;
 using Managing.Application.Abstractions.Repositories;
 using Managing.Application.Abstractions.Services;
+using Managing.Application.Backtests;
 using Managing.Core;
 using Managing.Domain.Backtests;
 using Managing.Domain.Bots;
+using Managing.Domain.Candles;
 using Managing.Domain.MoneyManagements;
 using Managing.Domain.Risk;
 using Managing.Domain.Scenarios;
@@ -346,10 +348,50 @@ public class GeneticService : IGeneticService
                 _logger.LogInformation("Starting fresh genetic algorithm for request {RequestId}", request.RequestId);
             }
 
-            // Create fitness function first
-            var fitness = new TradingBotFitness(_serviceScopeFactory, request, _logger);
+            // Load candles once at the beginning to avoid repeated database queries
+            // This significantly reduces database connections during genetic algorithm execution
+            _logger.LogInformation("Loading candles for genetic algorithm {RequestId}: {Ticker} on {Timeframe} from {StartDate} to {EndDate}",
+                request.RequestId, request.Ticker, request.Timeframe, request.StartDate, request.EndDate);
+            
+            HashSet<Candle> candles;
+            try
+            {
+                candles = await ServiceScopeHelpers.WithScopedService<ICandleRepository, HashSet<Candle>>(
+                    _serviceScopeFactory,
+                    async candleRepository => await candleRepository.GetCandles(
+                        TradingExchanges.Evm, // Default exchange for genetic algorithms
+                        request.Ticker,
+                        request.Timeframe,
+                        request.StartDate,
+                        request.EndDate
+                    )
+                );
+                
+                if (candles == null || candles.Count == 0)
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                        $"No candles found for {request.Ticker} on {request.Timeframe} from {request.StartDate} to {request.EndDate}");
+                }
+                
+                _logger.LogInformation("Loaded {CandleCount} candles for genetic algorithm {RequestId}",
+                    candles.Count, request.RequestId);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to load candles for genetic algorithm {RequestId}", request.RequestId);
+                throw;
+            }
+
+            // Create fitness function with pre-loaded candles to avoid database queries during evaluation
+            var fitness = new TradingBotFitness(_serviceScopeFactory, request, candles, _logger);
 
             // Create genetic algorithm with better configuration
+            // Limit parallelism to prevent database connection pool exhaustion
+            // Each fitness evaluation creates a database connection, so we need to limit
+            // the number of parallel evaluations to stay within connection pool limits
+            // Default PostgreSQL pool is 20 connections, so we limit to 4 threads per genetic job
+            // This leaves room for other operations and multiple concurrent genetic jobs
+            var maxParallelThreads = Math.Min(4, Environment.ProcessorCount);
             var ga = new GeneticAlgorithm(
                 population,
                 fitness,
@@ -366,7 +408,7 @@ public class GeneticService : IGeneticService
                 TaskExecutor = new ParallelTaskExecutor
                 {
                     MinThreads = 2,
-                    MaxThreads = Environment.ProcessorCount
+                    MaxThreads = maxParallelThreads
                 }
             };
 
@@ -963,12 +1005,18 @@ public class TradingBotFitness : IFitness
     private readonly GeneticRequest _request;
     private GeneticAlgorithm _geneticAlgorithm;
     private readonly ILogger<GeneticService> _logger;
+    private readonly HashSet<Candle> _candles;
+    private static readonly SemaphoreSlim _dbSemaphore = new SemaphoreSlim(4, 4); // Limit concurrent DB operations
 
-    public TradingBotFitness(IServiceScopeFactory serviceScopeFactory, GeneticRequest request,
+    public TradingBotFitness(
+        IServiceScopeFactory serviceScopeFactory, 
+        GeneticRequest request,
+        HashSet<Candle> candles,
         ILogger<GeneticService> logger)
     {
         _serviceScopeFactory = serviceScopeFactory;
         _request = request;
+        _candles = candles;
         _logger = logger;
     }
 
@@ -987,23 +1035,30 @@ public class TradingBotFitness : IFitness
 
             var config = tradingBotChromosome.GetTradingBotConfig(_request);
 
-            // Get current generation number (default to 0 if not available)
-            var currentGeneration = _geneticAlgorithm?.GenerationsNumber ?? 0;
-
-            // Run backtest using scoped service to avoid DbContext concurrency issues
-            var lightBacktest = ServiceScopeHelpers.WithScopedService<IBacktester, LightBacktest>(
-                _serviceScopeFactory,
-                async backtester => await backtester.RunTradingBotBacktest(
-                    config,
-                    _request.StartDate,
-                    _request.EndDate,
-                    _request.User,
-                    true,
-                    false, // Don't include candles
-                    _request.RequestId,
-                    new GeneticBacktestMetadata(currentGeneration, _request.RequestId)
-                )
-            ).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+            // Run backtest synchronously using BacktestExecutor (no job creation, no DB writes)
+            // Use semaphore to limit concurrent database operations (for indicator calculations)
+            // This prevents connection pool exhaustion when running large populations
+            _dbSemaphore.Wait();
+            LightBacktest lightBacktest;
+            try
+            {
+                lightBacktest = ServiceScopeHelpers.WithScopedService<BacktestExecutor, LightBacktest>(
+                    _serviceScopeFactory,
+                    async executor => await executor.ExecuteAsync(
+                        config,
+                        _candles,
+                        _request.User,
+                        save: false, // Don't save backtest results for genetic algorithm
+                        withCandles: false,
+                        requestId: _request.RequestId,
+                        metadata: new GeneticBacktestMetadata(_geneticAlgorithm?.GenerationsNumber ?? 0, _request.RequestId)
+                    )
+                ).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                _dbSemaphore.Release();
+            }
 
             // Calculate multi-objective fitness based on backtest results
             var fitness = CalculateFitness(lightBacktest, config);