diff --git a/notifications/telegram.py b/notifications/telegram.py
index 047ae9a..90c7813 100644
--- a/notifications/telegram.py
+++ b/notifications/telegram.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import re
+
 from notifications.events import NotificationPublisher, RenderedNotification
 
 try:
@@ -12,6 +14,18 @@
     _merge_strategy_plugin_i18n = None
 
 
+_TELEGRAM_MARKET_SYMBOL_LINK_RE = re.compile(r"(?<![A-Za-z0-9_])([A-Z0-9]{1,12})\.([A-Z]{2,4})(?![A-Za-z0-9_])")
+_TELEGRAM_MARKET_SYMBOL_LINK_JOINER = "\u2060"
+
+
+def _break_telegram_market_symbol_auto_links(value) -> str:
+    text = str(value or "")
+    return _TELEGRAM_MARKET_SYMBOL_LINK_RE.sub(
+        lambda match: f"{match.group(1)}.{_TELEGRAM_MARKET_SYMBOL_LINK_JOINER}{match.group(2)}",
+        text,
+    )
+
+
 SIGNAL_ICONS = {
     "hold": "💎",
     "entry": "🚀",
@@ -428,7 +442,11 @@ def send_tg_message(message):
         url = f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{token}/sendMessage"
         try:
             prefixed = with_prefix_fn(message)
-            requests_module.post(url, json={"chat_id": chat_id, "text": prefixed}, timeout=10)
+            requests_module.post(
+                url,
+                json={"chat_id": chat_id, "text": _break_telegram_market_symbol_auto_links(prefixed)},
+                timeout=10,
+            )
         except Exception as exc:
             print(f"Telegram send failed: {type(exc).__name__}", flush=True)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_notifications.py b/tests/test_notifications.py
index 92fed9c..5aa6df3 100644
--- a/tests/test_notifications.py
+++ b/tests/test_notifications.py
@@ -404,12 +404,12 @@ def test_build_sender_posts_prefixed_message(self):
             with_prefix_fn=build_prefixer("HK", "longbridge-quant-semiconductor-rotation-income-hk"),
             requests_module=fake_requests,
         )
-        sender("hello")
+        sender("SOXL.US and 00700.HK")
         self.assertEqual(len(fake_requests.calls), 1)
         url, payload, timeout = fake_requests.calls[0]
         self.assertIn("token-1", url)
         self.assertEqual(payload["chat_id"], "chat-1")
-        self.assertEqual(payload["text"], "[HK] hello")
+        self.assertEqual(payload["text"], "[HK] SOXL.\u2060US and 00700.\u2060HK")
         self.assertEqual(timeout, 10)
 
     def test_build_issue_notifier_logs_and_sends(self):