diff --git a/i3pystatus/bitcoin.py b/i3pystatus/bitcoin.py
index 3df30fc..dd21673 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/bitcoin.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/bitcoin.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class Bitcoin(IntervalModule):
         if self._price_prev and fdict["last_price"] > self._price_prev:
             color = self.color_up
             fdict["status"] = self.status["price_up"]
-        elif self._price_prev and fdict["last_price"] > self._price_prev:
+        elif self._price_prev and fdict["last_price"] < self._price_prev:
             color = self.color_down
             fdict["status"] = self.status["price_down"]
         else:
diff --git a/i3pystatus/reddit.py b/i3pystatus/reddit.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfdf664
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i3pystatus/reddit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from i3pystatus import IntervalModule
+from i3pystatus.core.util import internet, require, user_open
+
+import praw
+
+
+class Reddit(IntervalModule):
+
+    """
+    This module fetches and displays posts and/or user mail/messages from
+    reddit.com. Left-clicking on the display text opens the permalink/comments
+    page using webbrowser.open() while right-clicking opens the URL of the 
+    submission directly. Depends on the Python Reddit API Wrapper (PRAW)
+    <https://github.com/praw-dev/praw>.
+    
+    Available formatters:
+
+    * {submission_title}
+    * {submission_author}
+    * {submission_points}
+    * {submission_comments}
+    * {submission_permalink}
+    * {submission_url}
+    * {submission_domain}
+    * {submission_subreddit}
+    * {message_unread}
+    * {message_author}
+    * {message_subject}
+    * {message_body}
+
+    """
+
+    settings = (
+        ("format", "Format string used for output."),
+        ("username", "Reddit username."),
+        ("password", "Reddit password."),
+        ("subreddit", "Subreddit to monitor. Uses frontpage if unspecified."),
+        ("sort_by", "'hot', 'new', 'rising', 'controversial', or 'top'."),
+        ("color", "Standard color."),
+        ("colorize", "Enable color change on new message."),
+        ("color_orangered", "Color for new messages."),
+        ("mail_brackets", "Display unread message count in square-brackets."),
+        ("title_maxlen", "Maximum number of characters to display in title."),
+        ("interval", "Update interval."),
+        ("status", "New message indicator."),
+    )
+    format = "[{submission_subreddit}] {submission_title} ({submission_domain})"
+    username = ""
+    password = ""
+    subreddit = ""
+    sort_by = "hot"
+    color = "#FFFFFF"
+    colorize = True
+    color_orangered = "#FF4500"
+    mail_brackets = False
+    title_maxlen = 80
+    interval = 300
+    status = {
+        "new_mail": "✉",
+        "no_mail": "",
+    }
+
+    _permalink = ""
+    _url = ""
+
+    @require(internet)
+    def run(self):
+        r = praw.Reddit(user_agent='i3pystatus')
+        
+        if self.password:
+            r.login(self.username, self.password)
+            unread_messages = sum(1 for i in r.get_unread())
+            if unread_messages:
+                d = vars(next(r.get_unread()))
+                fdict = {
+                    "message_unread": unread_messages,
+                    "message_author": d["author"],
+                    "message_subject": d["subject"],
+                    "message_body": d["body"].replace("\n", " "),
+                    "status": self.status["new_mail"]
+                }
+            else:
+                fdict = {
+                    "message_unread": "",
+                    "status": self.status["no_mail"]
+                }
+
+        if self.subreddit:
+            s = r.get_subreddit(self.subreddit)
+        else:
+            s = r
+        if self.sort_by == 'hot':
+            if not self.subreddit:
+                d = vars(next(s.get_front_page(limit=1)))
+            else:
+                d = vars(next(s.get_hot(limit=1)))
+        elif self.sort_by == 'new':
+            d = vars(next(s.get_new(limit=1)))
+        elif self.sort_by == 'rising':
+            d = vars(next(s.get_rising(limit=1)))
+        elif self.sort_by == 'controversial':
+            d = vars(next(s.get_controversial(limit=1)))
+        elif self.sort_by == 'top':
+            d = vars(next(s.get_top(limit=1)))
+
+        fdict["submission_title"] = d["title"]
+        fdict["submission_author"] = d["author"]
+        fdict["submission_points"] = d["ups"]
+        fdict["submission_comments"] = d["num_comments"]
+        fdict["submission_permalink"] = d["permalink"]
+        fdict["submission_url"] = d["url"]
+        fdict["submission_domain"] = d["domain"]
+        fdict["submission_subreddit"] = d["subreddit"]
+        
+        self._permalink = fdict["submission_permalink"]
+        self._url = fdict["submission_url"]
+
+        if self.colorize and fdict["message_unread"]:
+            color = self.color_orangered
+            if self.mail_brackets:
+                fdict["message_unread"] = "[{}]".format(unread_messages)
+        else:
+            color = self.color
+
+        if len(fdict["submission_title"]) > self.title_maxlen:
+            title = fdict["submission_title"][:(self.title_maxlen-3)]+"..."
+            fdict["submission_title"] = title
+
+        full_text = self.format.format(**fdict)
+        self.output = {
+            "full_text": full_text,
+            "color": color,
+        }
+
+    def on_leftclick(self):
+        user_open(self._permalink)
+    
+    def on_rightclick(self):
+        user_open(self._url)
diff --git a/i3pystatus/shell.py b/i3pystatus/shell.py
index e97a3cb..54a1d93 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/shell.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/shell.py
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@ class Shell(IntervalModule):
             color = self.error_color
 
         out = out.decode("UTF-8").replace("\n", " ")
-
-        if out[-1] == " ":
-            out = out[:-1]
+        try:
+            if out[-1] == " ":
+                out = out[:-1]
+        except:
+            out = ""
 
         self.output = {
             "full_text": out,