diff --git a/frontend/app/admin/trades/page.tsx b/frontend/app/admin/trades/page.tsx
index eb13021..55b5629 100644
--- a/frontend/app/admin/trades/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/admin/trades/page.tsx
@@ -239,13 +239,14 @@ export default function AdminTradesPage() {
                         <span
                           style={{
                             ...tradeCardStyles.directionBadge,
+                            // Admin perspective: invert direction (if user buys, admin sells)
                             background: isBuy
-                              ? "rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.15)"
-                              : "rgba(248, 113, 113, 0.15)",
-                            color: isBuy ? "#4ade80" : "#f87171",
+                              ? "rgba(248, 113, 113, 0.15)"
+                              : "rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.15)",
+                            color: isBuy ? "#f87171" : "#4ade80",
                           }}
                         >
-                          {isBuy ? "BUY" : "SELL"}
+                          {isBuy ? "SELL BTC" : "BUY BTC"}
                         </span>
                         <span
                           style={{
@@ -255,8 +256,8 @@ export default function AdminTradesPage() {
                           }}
                         >
                           {isBuy
-                            ? `Receive via ${trade.bitcoin_transfer_method === "onchain" ? "Onchain" : "Lightning"}`
-                            : `Send via ${trade.bitcoin_transfer_method === "onchain" ? "Onchain" : "Lightning"}`}
+                            ? `Send via ${trade.bitcoin_transfer_method === "onchain" ? "Onchain" : "Lightning"}`
+                            : `Receive via ${trade.bitcoin_transfer_method === "onchain" ? "Onchain" : "Lightning"}`}
                         </span>
                         <span style={tradeCardStyles.amount}>{formatEur(trade.eur_amount)}</span>
                         <span style={tradeCardStyles.arrow}>↔</span>
diff --git a/frontend/app/trades/page.tsx b/frontend/app/trades/page.tsx
index 4e9a07c..9d27bd0 100644
--- a/frontend/app/trades/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/trades/page.tsx
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export default function TradesPage() {
                                   color: isBuy ? "#4ade80" : "#f87171",
                                 }}
                               >
-                                {isBuy ? "BUY" : "SELL"}
+                                {isBuy ? "BUY BTC" : "SELL BTC"}
                               </span>
                               <span
                                 style={{
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ export default function TradesPage() {
                               color: isBuy ? "rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.7)" : "rgba(248, 113, 113, 0.7)",
                             }}
                           >
-                            {isBuy ? "BUY" : "SELL"}
+                            {isBuy ? "BUY BTC" : "SELL BTC"}
                           </span>
                           <span
                             style={{