diff --git a/conf-sample.js b/conf-sample.js
index e8e8dabd4e..aafa031529 100644
--- a/conf-sample.js
+++ b/conf-sample.js
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ c.balance_snapshot_period = '15m'
 // avg. amount of slippage to apply to sim trades
 c.avg_slippage_pct = 0.045
 
+// send updates via slack webhook
+// https://api.slack.com/incoming-webhooks
+c.slack_enable = false
+c.slack_webhook_url = ''
+
 //xmpp configs
 
 c.xmppon=0  // 0 xmpp disabled; 1 xmpp enabled (credentials should be correct)
diff --git a/lib/_codemap.js b/lib/_codemap.js
index d591669916..27c1205683 100644
--- a/lib/_codemap.js
+++ b/lib/_codemap.js
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ module.exports = {
   'rsi': require('./rsi'),
   'sma': require('./sma'),
   'srsi': require('./srsi'),
-  'stddev': require('./stddev')
+  'stddev': require('./stddev'),
+  'slack': require('./slack')
 }
diff --git a/lib/engine.js b/lib/engine.js
index 3707fb469f..99d5a9e0b7 100644
--- a/lib/engine.js
+++ b/lib/engine.js
@@ -565,8 +565,12 @@ module.exports = function container (get, set, clear) {
             order_type: so.order_type
           }
           s.my_trades.push(my_trade)
+          var body = '\nbuy order completed at ' + moment(trade.time).format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss') + ':\n\n' + fa(my_trade.size) + ' at ' + fc(my_trade.price) + '\ntotal ' + fc(my_trade.size * my_trade.price) + '\n' + n(my_trade.slippage).format('0.0000%') + ' slippage (orig. price ' + fc(s.buy_order.orig_price) + ')\nexecution: ' + moment.duration(my_trade.execution_time).humanize() + '\n'
           if (so.stats) {
-            console.log(('\nbuy order completed at ' + moment(trade.time).format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss') + ':\n\n' + fa(my_trade.size) + ' at ' + fc(my_trade.price) + '\ntotal ' + fc(my_trade.size * my_trade.price) + '\n' + n(my_trade.slippage).format('0.0000%') + ' slippage (orig. price ' + fc(s.buy_order.orig_price) + ')\nexecution: ' + moment.duration(my_trade.execution_time).humanize() + '\n').cyan)
+            console.log(body.cyan)
+          }
+          if (c.slack_enable) {
+            get('lib.slack')(c, body)
           }
           s.last_buy_price = my_trade.price
           delete s.buy_order
@@ -613,8 +617,12 @@ module.exports = function container (get, set, clear) {
             order_type: so.order_type
           }
           s.my_trades.push(my_trade)
+          var body = '\nsell order completed at ' + moment(trade.time).format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss') + ':\n\n' + fa(my_trade.size) + ' at ' + fc(my_trade.price) + '\ntotal ' + fc(my_trade.size * my_trade.price) + '\n' + n(my_trade.slippage).format('0.0000%') + ' slippage (orig. price ' + fc(s.sell_order.orig_price) + ')\nexecution: ' + moment.duration(my_trade.execution_time).humanize() + '\n';
           if (so.stats) {
-            console.log(('\nsell order completed at ' + moment(trade.time).format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss') + ':\n\n' + fa(my_trade.size) + ' at ' + fc(my_trade.price) + '\ntotal ' + fc(my_trade.size * my_trade.price) + '\n' + n(my_trade.slippage).format('0.0000%') + ' slippage (orig. price ' + fc(s.sell_order.orig_price) + ')\nexecution: ' + moment.duration(my_trade.execution_time).humanize() + '\n').cyan)
+            console.log(body.cyan)
+          }
+          if (c.slack_enable) {
+            get('lib.slack')(c, body)
           }
           s.last_sell_price = my_trade.price
           delete s.sell_order
diff --git a/lib/slack.js b/lib/slack.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d11ebc7257
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/slack.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+var IncomingWebhook = require('@slack/client').IncomingWebhook;
+
+module.exports = function container (get, set, clear) {
+  return function slack (c, body) {
+    var slackWebhook = new IncomingWebhook(c.slack_webhook_url || '');
+
+    slackWebhook.send(body, function (err, header, statusCode, body) {
+      if (err) {
+        console.error('\nerror: slack webhook')
+        console.error(err)
+      } else {
+        console.log('\nslack webhook statusCode = ', statusCode)
+      }
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 56d2b5e170..84fb17d66e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4,6 +4,76 @@
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
+    "@slack/client": {
+      "version": "3.14.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@slack/client/-/client-3.14.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-4xPKELXtERI8k6EwbAioXZEjYhIzzk3/QDwIZMGMr+IsE5fLlLCqMR/3RC8sf8eyvh+pqlCmIPIveQsqvQkIJg==",
+      "requires": {
+        "async": "1.5.2",
+        "bluebird": "3.5.0",
+        "eventemitter3": "1.2.0",
+        "https-proxy-agent": "1.0.0",
+        "inherits": "2.0.3",
+        "lodash": "4.17.4",
+        "pkginfo": "0.4.1",
+        "request": "2.81.0",
+        "retry": "0.9.0",
+        "url-join": "0.0.1",
+        "winston": "2.4.0",
+        "ws": "1.1.4"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "async": {
+          "version": "1.5.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/async/-/async-1.5.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-7GphrlZIDAw8skHJVhjiCJL5Zyo="
+        },
+        "colors": {
+          "version": "1.0.3",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/colors/-/colors-1.0.3.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-BDP0TYCWgP3rYO0mDxsMJi6CpAs="
+        },
+        "pkginfo": {
+          "version": "0.4.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pkginfo/-/pkginfo-0.4.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-tUGO8EOd5UJfxJlQQtztFPsqhP8="
+        },
+        "ultron": {
+          "version": "1.0.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ultron/-/ultron-1.0.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-rOEWq1V80Zc4ak6I9GhTeMiy5Po="
+        },
+        "winston": {
+          "version": "2.4.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/winston/-/winston-2.4.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-gIBQuT1SZh7Z+2wms/DIJnCLCu4=",
+          "requires": {
+            "async": "1.0.0",
+            "colors": "1.0.3",
+            "cycle": "1.0.3",
+            "eyes": "0.1.8",
+            "isstream": "0.1.2",
+            "stack-trace": "0.0.10"
+          },
+          "dependencies": {
+            "async": {
+              "version": "1.0.0",
+              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/async/-/async-1.0.0.tgz",
+              "integrity": "sha1-+PwEyjoTeErenhZBr5hXjPvWR6k="
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "ws": {
+          "version": "1.1.4",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-1.1.4.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-V/QNA2gy5fUFVmKjl8Tedu1mv2E=",
+          "requires": {
+            "options": "0.0.6",
+            "ultron": "1.0.2"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "@xmpp/jid": {
       "version": "0.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@xmpp/jid/-/jid-0.0.2.tgz",
@@ -51,6 +121,22 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "agent-base": {
+      "version": "2.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/agent-base/-/agent-base-2.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-1t4Q1a9hMtW9aSQn1G/FOFOQlMc=",
+      "requires": {
+        "extend": "3.0.1",
+        "semver": "5.0.3"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "semver": {
+          "version": "5.0.3",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-5.0.3.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-d0Zt5YnNXTyV8TiqeLxWmjy10no="
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "ajv": {
       "version": "5.1.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ajv/-/ajv-5.1.5.tgz",
@@ -732,6 +818,11 @@
         "through": "2.3.8"
       }
     },
+    "eventemitter3": {
+      "version": "1.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eventemitter3/-/eventemitter3-1.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-HIaZHYFq0eUEdQ5zh0Ik7PO+xQg="
+    },
     "extend": {
       "version": "3.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/extend/-/extend-3.0.1.tgz",
@@ -1149,6 +1240,16 @@
         "sshpk": "1.13.1"
       }
     },
+    "https-proxy-agent": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/https-proxy-agent/-/https-proxy-agent-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-NffabEjOTdv6JkiRrFk+5f+GceY=",
+      "requires": {
+        "agent-base": "2.1.1",
+        "debug": "2.6.8",
+        "extend": "3.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "iconv-lite": {
       "version": "0.4.19",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/iconv-lite/-/iconv-lite-0.4.19.tgz",
@@ -2342,6 +2443,11 @@
         "signal-exit": "3.0.2"
       }
     },
+    "retry": {
+      "version": "0.9.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/retry/-/retry-0.9.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-b2l+UKDk3cjI9/tUeptg3q1DZ40="
+    },
     "rimraf": {
       "version": "2.6.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-2.6.2.tgz",
@@ -2697,6 +2803,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/underscore/-/underscore-1.4.4.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-YaajIBBiKvoHljvzJSA88SI51gQ="
     },
+    "url-join": {
+      "version": "0.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/url-join/-/url-join-0.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-HbSK1CLTQCRpqH99l73r/k+x48g="
+    },
     "util-deprecate": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/util-deprecate/-/util-deprecate-1.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ee687b1403..95d5fe479d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     "zenbot": "./zenbot.sh"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@slack/client": "^3.14.0",
     "async": "^2.5.0",
     "bitfinex-api-node": "^1.2.0",
     "bitstamp": "^1.0.4",