diff --git a/src/hooks/useMarketsData.ts b/src/hooks/useMarketsData.ts
index 522ae54de..d8bea2b7e 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useMarketsData.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useMarketsData.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ export const useMarketsData = ({
   const markets = useMemo(() => {
     const listOfMarkets = Object.values(allPerpetualMarkets)
       .filter(isTruthy)
+      // temporarily filter out markets with empty/0 oracle price
+      .filter((m) => isTruthy(m.oraclePrice))
       // temporary filterout TRUMPWIN until the backend is working
       .filter(
         (m) => m.assetId !== 'TRUMPWIN' || featureFlags[StatsigFlags.ffShowPredictionMarketsUi]
diff --git a/src/views/forms/TradeForm.tsx b/src/views/forms/TradeForm.tsx
index 7ab6b84b1..ebef61991 100644
--- a/src/views/forms/TradeForm.tsx
+++ b/src/views/forms/TradeForm.tsx
@@ -46,9 +46,14 @@ import {
   getTradeFormInputs,
   useTradeFormData,
 } from '@/state/inputsSelectors';
-import { getCurrentMarketConfig } from '@/state/perpetualsSelectors';
+import {
+  getCurrentMarketConfig,
+  getCurrentMarketId,
+  getCurrentMarketOraclePrice,
+} from '@/state/perpetualsSelectors';
 
 import abacusStateManager from '@/lib/abacus';
+import { isTruthy } from '@/lib/isTruthy';
 import { getSelectedOrderSide, getTradeInputAlert } from '@/lib/tradeData';
 
 import { CanvasOrderbook } from '../CanvasOrderbook/CanvasOrderbook';
@@ -92,6 +97,9 @@ export const TradeForm = ({
   const { tickSizeDecimals, stepSizeDecimals } =
     useAppSelector(getCurrentMarketConfig, shallowEqual) ?? {};
 
+  const oraclePrice = useAppSelector(getCurrentMarketOraclePrice);
+  const currentMarketId = useAppSelector(getCurrentMarketId);
+
   const tradeFormInputValues = useAppSelector(getTradeFormInputs, shallowEqual);
 
   const currentTradeData = useAppSelector(getInputTradeData, shallowEqual);
@@ -323,6 +331,15 @@ export const TradeForm = ({
     />
   );
 
+  // prevent real trading if null/zero oracle price or we are out of sync with abacus somehow
+  if (!isTruthy(oraclePrice) || currentMarketId !== marketId) {
+    return (
+      <div tw="flex h-full w-full items-center p-1 text-center">
+        {stringGetter({ key: STRING_KEYS.SOMETHING_WENT_WRONG })}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
     <$TradeForm onSubmit={onSubmit} className={className}>
       {currentStep && currentStep !== MobilePlaceOrderSteps.EditOrder ? (