diff --git a/app/static/css/layout.css b/app/static/css/layout.css
index 83f03f5..6acaf6c 100644
--- a/app/static/css/layout.css
+++ b/app/static/css/layout.css
@@ -253,11 +253,10 @@ body.drawer-open .drawer-backdrop { opacity: 1; }
 #portfolio-panel  { grid-area: portfolio; }
 #log-panel        {
   grid-area: log;
-  /* Don't stretch to fill both grid rows; if the log is shorter than
-     the portfolio next to it, the surplus below would render as a big
-     empty white box. Aligning to the start makes the panel shrink to
-     its content and the dashboard background fills any gap. */
-  align-self: start;
+  /* Stretch (default align-self) so the log panel's border reaches the
+     bottom of the portfolio next to it — the two right-hand panels
+     align cleanly. The log body itself sits at the top of the panel;
+     any height beyond its content is empty padding inside the box. */
 }
 #news-panel       { grid-area: news; }
 
diff --git a/app/static/js/portfolio.js b/app/static/js/portfolio.js
index b7f820f..0f3ecb4 100644
--- a/app/static/js/portfolio.js
+++ b/app/static/js/portfolio.js
@@ -387,10 +387,12 @@
     });
 
     // Re-hydrate any cached AI analysis so the 60s auto-refresh doesn't
-    // wipe it. Collapsed by default on hydration so the panel stays
-    // compact — click the header to expand.
+    // wipe it. Rendered expanded so the user keeps seeing the body they
+    // just generated — collapsing it under their cursor every minute
+    // reads as "the analysis disappeared". They can still click the
+    // header to collapse manually within a single refresh window.
     if (pie.analysis && pie.analysis.content) {
-      showAnalysis(pie.analysis, { open: false });
+      showAnalysis(pie.analysis, { open: true });
     }
   }