diff --git a/apps/minifront/src/state/swap/helpers.ts b/apps/minifront/src/state/swap/helpers.ts
index 4870021473..f273a76f90 100644
--- a/apps/minifront/src/state/swap/helpers.ts
+++ b/apps/minifront/src/state/swap/helpers.ts
@@ -50,11 +50,20 @@ export const sendSimulateTradeRequest = ({
   return simulationClient.simulateTrade(req);
 };
 
-export const sendCandlestickDataRequest = async (
+/**
+ * Due to the way price data is recorded, symmetric comparisons do not return
+ * symmetric data. to get the complete picture, a client must combine both
+ * datasets.
+ *  1. query the intended comparison direction (start token -> end token)
+ *  2. query the inverse comparison direction (end token -> start token)
+ *  3. flip the inverse data (reciprocal values, high becomes low)
+ *  4. combine the data (use the highest high, lowest low, sum volumes)
+ */
+export const sendCandlestickDataRequests = async (
   { startMetadata, endMetadata }: Pick<PriceHistorySlice, 'startMetadata' | 'endMetadata'>,
   limit: bigint,
   signal?: AbortSignal,
-): Promise<CandlestickData[] | undefined> => {
+): Promise<CandlestickData[]> => {
   const start = startMetadata?.penumbraAssetId;
   const end = endMetadata?.penumbraAssetId;
 
@@ -65,22 +74,73 @@ export const sendCandlestickDataRequest = async (
     throw new Error('Asset pair equivalent');
   }
 
-  try {
-    const { data } = await dexClient.candlestickData(
-      {
-        pair: { start, end },
-        limit,
-      },
-      { signal },
-    );
-    return data;
-  } catch (err) {
-    if (err instanceof Error && err.name === 'AbortError') {
-      return;
-    } else {
+  const suppressAbort = (err: unknown) => {
+    if (!signal?.aborted) {
       throw err;
     }
-  }
+  };
+
+  const directReq = dexClient
+    .candlestickData({ pair: { start, end }, limit }, { signal })
+    .catch(suppressAbort);
+  const inverseReq = dexClient
+    .candlestickData({ pair: { start: end, end: start }, limit }, { signal })
+    .catch(suppressAbort);
+
+  const directCandles = (await directReq)?.data ?? [];
+  const inverseCandles = (await inverseReq)?.data ?? [];
+
+  // collect candles at each height
+  const collatedByHeight = Map.groupBy(
+    [
+      ...directCandles,
+      ...inverseCandles.map(
+        // flip inverse data to match orientation of direct data
+        inverseCandle => {
+          const correctedCandle = inverseCandle.clone();
+          // comparative values are reciprocal
+          correctedCandle.open = 1 / inverseCandle.open;
+          correctedCandle.close = 1 / inverseCandle.close;
+          // high and low swap places
+          correctedCandle.high = 1 / inverseCandle.low;
+          correctedCandle.low = 1 / inverseCandle.high;
+          return correctedCandle;
+        },
+      ),
+    ],
+    ({ height }) => height,
+  );
+
+  // combine data at each height into a single candle
+  const combinedCandles = Array.from(collatedByHeight.entries()).map(
+    ([height, candlesAtHeight]) => {
+      // TODO: open/close don't diverge much, and when they do it seems to be due
+      // to inadequate number precision. it might be better to just pick one, but
+      // it's not clear which one is 'correct'
+      const combinedCandleAtHeight = candlesAtHeight.reduce((acc, cur) => {
+        // sum volumes
+        acc.directVolume += cur.directVolume;
+        acc.swapVolume += cur.swapVolume;
+
+        // highest high, lowest low
+        acc.high = Math.max(acc.high, cur.high);
+        acc.low = Math.min(acc.low, cur.low);
+
+        // these accumulate to be averaged
+        acc.open += cur.open;
+        acc.close += cur.close;
+        return acc;
+      }, new CandlestickData({ height }));
+
+      // average accumulated open/close
+      combinedCandleAtHeight.open /= candlesAtHeight.length;
+      combinedCandleAtHeight.close /= candlesAtHeight.length;
+
+      return combinedCandleAtHeight;
+    },
+  );
+
+  return combinedCandles;
 };
 
 const byBalanceDescending = (a: BalancesResponse, b: BalancesResponse) => {
diff --git a/apps/minifront/src/state/swap/price-history.ts b/apps/minifront/src/state/swap/price-history.ts
index 427b3675a6..48296176c3 100644
--- a/apps/minifront/src/state/swap/price-history.ts
+++ b/apps/minifront/src/state/swap/price-history.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { Metadata } from '@buf/penumbra-zone_penumbra.bufbuild_es/penumbra/core/
 import { CandlestickData } from '@buf/penumbra-zone_penumbra.bufbuild_es/penumbra/core/component/dex/v1/dex_pb.js';
 import { getMetadataFromBalancesResponseOptional } from '@penumbra-zone/getters/balances-response';
 import { AllSlices, SliceCreator } from '..';
-import { sendCandlestickDataRequest } from './helpers';
+import { sendCandlestickDataRequests } from './helpers';
+import { PRICE_RELEVANCE_THRESHOLDS } from '@penumbra-zone/types/assets';
 
 interface Actions {
   load: (ac?: AbortController) => AbortController['abort'];
@@ -26,20 +27,18 @@ export const createPriceHistorySlice = (): SliceCreator<PriceHistorySlice> => (s
     const { assetIn, assetOut } = get().swap;
     const startMetadata = getMetadataFromBalancesResponseOptional(assetIn);
     const endMetadata = assetOut;
-    void sendCandlestickDataRequest(
+    void sendCandlestickDataRequests(
       { startMetadata, endMetadata },
-      // there's no UI to set limit yet, and most ranges don't always happen to
-      // include price records. 2500 at least scales well when there is data
-      2500n,
+      // there's no UI to set limit yet, and any given range won't always happen
+      // to include price records.
+      PRICE_RELEVANCE_THRESHOLDS.default * 2n,
       ac.signal,
-    ).then(data => {
-      if (data) {
-        set(({ swap }) => {
-          swap.priceHistory.startMetadata = startMetadata;
-          swap.priceHistory.endMetadata = endMetadata;
-          swap.priceHistory.candles = data;
-        });
-      }
+    ).then(candles => {
+      set(({ swap }) => {
+        swap.priceHistory.startMetadata = startMetadata;
+        swap.priceHistory.endMetadata = endMetadata;
+        swap.priceHistory.candles = candles;
+      });
     });
 
     return () => ac.abort('Returned slice abort');