diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9a2904a9..4f64b280 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# TradingAgents output
+.reports/
+
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
 *.py[codz]
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 940609d3..c0790b8a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ COPY --from=builder /opt/venv /opt/venv
 ENV PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
 
 RUN useradd --create-home appuser
+RUN mkdir -p /home/appuser/.tradingagents \
+    && chown -R appuser:appuser /home/appuser/.tradingagents
 USER appuser
 WORKDIR /home/appuser/app
 
diff --git a/cli/main.py b/cli/main.py
index 33d110fb..ac837431 100644
--- a/cli/main.py
+++ b/cli/main.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Optional
 import datetime
+import os
 import typer
 from pathlib import Path
 from functools import wraps
@@ -1177,7 +1178,8 @@ def run_analysis():
     save_choice = typer.prompt("Save report?", default="Y").strip().upper()
     if save_choice in ("Y", "YES", ""):
         timestamp = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
-        default_path = Path.cwd() / "reports" / f"{selections['ticker']}_{timestamp}"
+        reports_base = Path(os.getenv("TRADINGAGENTS_RESULTS_DIR", str(Path.cwd() / ".reports")))
+        default_path = reports_base / f"{selections['ticker']}_{timestamp}"
         save_path_str = typer.prompt(
             "Save path (press Enter for default)",
             default=str(default_path)
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d28135b3..7e9c1770 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ services:
     build: .
     env_file:
       - .env
+    environment:
+      - TRADINGAGENTS_RESULTS_DIR=/home/appuser/reports
     volumes:
       - tradingagents_data:/home/appuser/.tradingagents
+      - ./.reports:/home/appuser/reports
     tty: true
     stdin_open: true
 
@@ -21,8 +24,10 @@ services:
       - .env
     environment:
       - LLM_PROVIDER=ollama
+      - TRADINGAGENTS_RESULTS_DIR=/home/appuser/reports
     volumes:
       - tradingagents_data:/home/appuser/.tradingagents
+      - ./.reports:/home/appuser/reports
     depends_on:
       - ollama
     tty: true