Tool
Number
constant.number
ConstantLiteral
Inputs
No typed inputs.
Outputs
Scalar
A single fixed number, the same on every bar.
Number emits one fixed value, the same on every bar. It’s the simplest building block — a hard-coded number you can feed anywhere a value or setting is needed.
How it works
There are no inputs; the node just outputs the number you type into the value setting, repeated on every bar as a single scalar. Pair it with math.broadcast when a tool needs that fixed number stretched into a full line.
Configuration
valuescalar
The fixed number to emit — a price level, a multiplier, a threshold, or any constant your strategy needs. Every bar receives this same value.
Connects to
Feeds into
Examples
- Set value to a price level like 1.2500, Broadcast it into a flat line, then Cross price against it to detect a breakout.
- Feed a fixed multiplier such as 2.0 into the b input of math.arithmetic to scale a series.
Common mistakes
- Wiring a single number straight into a tool that expects a series — broadcast it first with math.broadcast.
- Hard-coding a level that ought to track the market (like a moving average), so the value never adapts.