diff --git a/config/config.json b/config/config.json
index 0ded2037..93ea328a 100644
--- a/config/config.json
+++ b/config/config.json
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
         "enabled": true,
         "update_interval": 600,
         "scroll_speed": 1,
-        "scroll_delay": 0.01,
+        "scroll_delay": 0.005,
         "toggle_chart": false,
         "symbols": [
             "ASTS",
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
         "enabled": true,
         "update_interval": 3600,
         "scroll_speed": 1,
-        "scroll_delay": 0.01,
+        "scroll_delay": 0.005,
         "max_headlines_per_symbol": 1,
         "headlines_per_rotation": 2
     },
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
         ],
         "update_interval": 3600,
         "scroll_speed": 1,
-        "scroll_delay": 0.01,
+        "scroll_delay": 0.005,
         "loop": true,
         "future_fetch_days": 50,
         "show_channel_logos": true
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@
         "enabled": true,
         "update_interval": 300,
         "scroll_speed": 1,
-        "scroll_delay": 0.01,
+        "scroll_delay": 0.005,
         "headlines_per_feed": 2,
         "enabled_feeds": [
             "NFL",
diff --git a/src/news_manager.py b/src/news_manager.py
index e1a18a5f..09bf1ced 100644
--- a/src/news_manager.py
+++ b/src/news_manager.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class NewsManager:
         
         # Get scroll settings from config
         self.scroll_speed = self.news_config.get('scroll_speed', 2)
-        self.scroll_delay = self.news_config.get('scroll_delay', 0.02)
+        self.scroll_delay = self.news_config.get('scroll_delay', 0.01)  # Reduced from 0.02 to 0.01 for smoother scrolling
         self.update_interval = self.news_config.get('update_interval', 300)  # 5 minutes
         
         # Get headline settings from config
diff --git a/src/stock_manager.py b/src/stock_manager.py
index 16d9603b..8c4e22c0 100644
--- a/src/stock_manager.py
+++ b/src/stock_manager.py
@@ -555,14 +555,14 @@ class StockManager:
                 self.display_manager.update_display(image_array)
                 
                 # Small delay for smooth animation
-                time.sleep(0.01)  # Reduced delay to 10ms for smoother scrolling
+                time.sleep(0.005)  # Reduced delay to 5ms for smoother scrolling
             
             # Show final position briefly
             final_image = full_image.crop((scroll_width - width, 0, scroll_width, height))
             rgb_image = final_image.convert('RGB')
             image_array = np.array(rgb_image)
             self.display_manager.update_display(image_array)
-            time.sleep(0.5)  # Brief pause at the end
+            time.sleep(0.2)  # Reduced pause at the end for better performance
             
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Error updating stock display for {symbol}: {str(e)}")
diff --git a/src/stock_news_manager.py b/src/stock_news_manager.py
index 68df613c..31176868 100644
--- a/src/stock_news_manager.py
+++ b/src/stock_news_manager.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class StockNewsManager:
         
         # Get scroll settings from config with faster defaults
         self.scroll_speed = self.stock_news_config.get('scroll_speed', 1)
-        self.scroll_delay = self.stock_news_config.get('scroll_delay', 0.001)  # Default to 1ms instead of 50ms
+        self.scroll_delay = self.stock_news_config.get('scroll_delay', 0.005)  # Default to 5ms for smoother scrolling
         
         # Get headline settings from config
         self.max_headlines_per_symbol = self.stock_news_config.get('max_headlines_per_symbol', 1)
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ class StockNewsManager:
                 draw = ImageDraw.Draw(self.display_manager.image)
                 draw.text((width//4, height//2), "Loading news...", font=self.display_manager.small_font, fill=(255, 255, 255))
                 self.display_manager.update_display()
-                time.sleep(0.1)  # Short delay to prevent CPU hogging
+                # Removed sleep delay to improve scrolling performance
                 return True
         
         # --- Scrolling logic remains the same ---