diff --git a/src/components/AnimatedCounter.jsx b/src/components/AnimatedCounter.jsx
index d5961eb..c601840 100644
--- a/src/components/AnimatedCounter.jsx
+++ b/src/components/AnimatedCounter.jsx
@@ -7,14 +7,19 @@ import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
  */
 function AnimatedCounter({ value, duration = 1000, start = 0, format = v => v }) {
   const [displayValue, setDisplayValue] = useState(start);
+  const [animating, setAnimating] = useState(false);
+  const [direction, setDirection] = useState('up');
   const rafRef = useRef();
   const startRef = useRef(start);
   const valueRef = useRef(value);
+  const prevValueRef = useRef(start);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     startRef.current = displayValue;
     valueRef.current = value;
     let startTime;
+    setAnimating(true);
+    setDirection(value > prevValueRef.current ? 'up' : value < prevValueRef.current ? 'down' : direction);
     function animate(ts) {
       if (!startTime) startTime = ts;
       const progress = Math.min((ts - startTime) / duration, 1);
@@ -22,13 +27,28 @@ function AnimatedCounter({ value, duration = 1000, start = 0, format = v => v })
       setDisplayValue(current);
       if (progress < 1) {
         rafRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(animate);
+      } else {
+        setAnimating(false);
+        prevValueRef.current = current;
       }
     }
     rafRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(animate);
     return () => cancelAnimationFrame(rafRef.current);
   }, [value, duration]);
 
-  return <span>{format(displayValue)}</span>;
+  // Animation styles
+  const styles = {
+    display: 'inline-block',
+    transition: 'transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(.68,-0.55,.27,1.55), color 0.4s',
+    transform: animating ? 'scale(1.25) rotate(-5deg)' : 'scale(1)',
+    color: animating ? (direction === 'up' ? '#22c55e' : direction === 'down' ? '#ef4444' : undefined) : undefined,
+    fontWeight: animating ? 700 : undefined,
+    filter: animating ? (direction === 'up' ? 'drop-shadow(0 0 8px #22c55e88)' : direction === 'down' ? 'drop-shadow(0 0 8px #ef444488)' : undefined) : undefined,
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <span style={styles}>{format(displayValue)}</span>
+  );
 }
 
 export default AnimatedCounter;