diff --git a/component/alerter.go b/component/alerter.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bc94da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/component/alerter.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package component
+
+import (
+	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/console"
+	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/data"
+	ui "github.com/sqshq/termui"
+	"image"
+)
+
+type Alerter struct {
+	channel <-chan data.Alert
+	alert   *data.Alert
+}
+
+func NewAlerter(channel <-chan data.Alert) *Alerter {
+	alerter := Alerter{channel: channel}
+	alerter.consume()
+	return &alerter
+}
+
+func (a *Alerter) consume() {
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			select {
+			case alert := <-a.channel:
+				a.alert = &alert
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
+func (a *Alerter) RenderAlert(buffer *ui.Buffer, area image.Rectangle) {
+
+	if a.alert == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	buffer.Fill(ui.NewCell(' ', ui.NewStyle(console.ColorBlack)), area)
+	buffer.SetString(a.alert.Title, ui.NewStyle(console.ColorWhite), getMiddlePoint(area, a.alert.Title, -1))
+	buffer.SetString(a.alert.Text, ui.NewStyle(console.ColorWhite), getMiddlePoint(area, a.alert.Text, 0))
+}
diff --git a/component/menu.go b/component/menu.go
index 6c26403..081428a 100644
--- a/component/menu.go
+++ b/component/menu.go
@@ -130,14 +130,14 @@ func (m *Menu) renderHighlight(buffer *ui.Buffer) {
 		buffer.SetString(
 			optionsText,
 			ui.NewStyle(console.ColorDarkGrey),
-			getMiddlePoint(m.Block, optionsText, -1),
+			getMiddlePoint(m.Block.Rectangle, optionsText, -1),
 		)
 		return
 	}
 
 	m.printAllDirectionsArrowSign(buffer, -2)
 
-	arrowsTextPoint := getMiddlePoint(m.Block, arrowsText, 2)
+	arrowsTextPoint := getMiddlePoint(m.Block.Rectangle, arrowsText, 2)
 	if arrowsTextPoint.Y+1 < m.Inner.Max.Y {
 		buffer.SetString(
 			arrowsText,
@@ -146,16 +146,16 @@ func (m *Menu) renderHighlight(buffer *ui.Buffer) {
 		)
 	}
 
-	optionsTextPoint := getMiddlePoint(m.Block, optionsText, 3)
+	optionsTextPoint := getMiddlePoint(m.Block.Rectangle, optionsText, 3)
 	if optionsTextPoint.Y+1 < m.Inner.Max.Y {
 		buffer.SetString(
 			optionsText,
 			ui.NewStyle(console.ColorDarkGrey),
-			getMiddlePoint(m.Block, optionsText, 3),
+			getMiddlePoint(m.Block.Rectangle, optionsText, 3),
 		)
 	}
 
-	resumeTextPoint := getMiddlePoint(m.Block, resumeText, 4)
+	resumeTextPoint := getMiddlePoint(m.Block.Rectangle, resumeText, 4)
 	if resumeTextPoint.Y+1 < m.Inner.Max.Y {
 		buffer.SetString(
 			resumeText,
@@ -170,12 +170,12 @@ func (m *Menu) renderMoveAndResize(buffer *ui.Buffer) {
 	saveText := "<ENTER> to save changes"
 
 	if m.Dy() <= minimalMenuHeight {
-		buffer.SetString(saveText, ui.NewStyle(console.ColorDarkGrey), getMiddlePoint(m.Block, saveText, -1))
+		buffer.SetString(saveText, ui.NewStyle(console.ColorDarkGrey), getMiddlePoint(m.Block.Rectangle, saveText, -1))
 		return
 	}
 
 	m.printAllDirectionsArrowSign(buffer, -1)
-	buffer.SetString(saveText, ui.NewStyle(console.ColorDarkGrey), getMiddlePoint(m.Block, saveText, 3))
+	buffer.SetString(saveText, ui.NewStyle(console.ColorDarkGrey), getMiddlePoint(m.Block.Rectangle, saveText, 3))
 }
 
 func (m *Menu) printAllDirectionsArrowSign(buffer *ui.Buffer, y int) {
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (m *Menu) printAllDirectionsArrowSign(buffer *ui.Buffer, y int) {
 		buffer.SetString(
 			a,
 			ui.NewStyle(console.ColorOlive),
-			getMiddlePoint(m.Block, a, i+y),
+			getMiddlePoint(m.Block.Rectangle, a, i+y),
 		)
 	}
 }
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func (m *Menu) renderOptions(buffer *ui.Buffer) {
 
 		if option != MenuOptionPinpoint || m.component.Type == config.TypeRunChart {
 			offset += 2
-			point := getMiddlePoint(m.Block, string(option), offset-5)
+			point := getMiddlePoint(m.Block.Rectangle, string(option), offset-5)
 			buffer.SetString(string(option), style, point)
 			//if point.In(m.GetRect()) {
 			//	buffer.SetString(string(option), style, point)
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ func (m *Menu) drawInnerBorder(buffer *ui.Buffer) {
 	buffer.SetCell(ui.Cell{ui.BOTTOM_RIGHT, m.BorderStyle}, image.Pt(m.Max.X-3, m.Max.Y-2))
 }
 
-func getMiddlePoint(block ui.Block, text string, offset int) image.Point {
-	return image.Pt(block.Min.X+block.Dx()/2-len(text)/2, block.Max.Y-block.Dy()/2+offset)
+// TODO move to utils
+func getMiddlePoint(rectangle image.Rectangle, text string, offset int) image.Point {
+	return image.Pt(rectangle.Min.X+rectangle.Dx()/2-len(text)/2, rectangle.Max.Y-rectangle.Dy()/2+offset)
 }
diff --git a/component/runchart/runchart.go b/component/runchart/runchart.go
index ba99632..1caa8e2 100644
--- a/component/runchart/runchart.go
+++ b/component/runchart/runchart.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package runchart
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/component"
 	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/config"
 	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/console"
 	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/data"
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ const (
 type RunChart struct {
 	ui.Block
 	data.Consumer
+	*component.Alerter
 	lines     []TimeLine
 	grid      ChartGrid
 	timescale time.Duration
@@ -75,12 +77,14 @@ type ValueExtrema struct {
 
 func NewRunChart(c config.RunChartConfig, l Legend) *RunChart {
 
+	consumer := data.NewConsumer()
 	block := *ui.NewBlock()
 	block.Title = c.Title
 
 	chart := RunChart{
 		Block:     block,
-		Consumer:  data.NewConsumer(),
+		Consumer:  consumer,
+		Alerter:   component.NewAlerter(consumer.AlertChannel),
 		lines:     []TimeLine{},
 		timescale: calculateTimescale(*c.RefreshRateMs),
 		mutex:     &sync.Mutex{},
@@ -128,6 +132,7 @@ func (c *RunChart) Draw(buffer *ui.Buffer) {
 	c.renderAxes(buffer)
 	c.renderLines(buffer, drawArea)
 	c.renderLegend(buffer, drawArea)
+	c.RenderAlert(buffer, c.Rectangle)
 	c.mutex.Unlock()
 }
 
diff --git a/config.yml b/config.yml
index 9743d1f..736b93b 100644
--- a/config.yml
+++ b/config.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ runcharts:
     h: 16
   triggers:
   - title: LATENCY
-    condition: echo "$prev < 0.4 && $cur > 0.4" |bc -l
+    condition: echo "$prev < 0.2 && $cur > 0.2" |bc -l
     actions:
       terminal-bell: true
       sound: true
diff --git a/console/palette.go b/console/palette.go
index e7821a6..095192b 100644
--- a/console/palette.go
+++ b/console/palette.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const (
 	ColorOrange      ui.Color = 166
 	ColorPurple      ui.Color = 129
 	ColorGreen       ui.Color = 64
-	ColorDarkGrey    ui.Color = 235
+	ColorDarkGrey    ui.Color = 238
 	ColorGrey        ui.Color = 242
 	ColorWhite       ui.Color = 15
 	ColorBlack       ui.Color = 0
diff --git a/data/trigger.go b/data/trigger.go
index c7c5fc7..3b58fc5 100644
--- a/data/trigger.go
+++ b/data/trigger.go
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ func (t *Trigger) Execute(sample Sample) {
 		}
 
 		if t.actions.visual {
-			//t.consumer.AlertChannel <- Alert{
-			//	Title: "TRIGGER ALERT", Text: sample.Label,
-			//}
+			t.consumer.AlertChannel <- Alert{
+				Title: t.title, Text: fmt.Sprintf("%s value: %v", sample.Label, sample.Value),
+			}
 		}
 
 		if t.actions.script != nil {