diff --git a/crates/aura-std/src/vol_tf_stop.rs b/crates/aura-std/src/vol_tf_stop.rs
index 65fe825..31a5134 100644
--- a/crates/aura-std/src/vol_tf_stop.rs
+++ b/crates/aura-std/src/vol_tf_stop.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 //! nothing, so the `Firing::Any` consumers (`Sizer`, `PositionManagement`)
 //! hold the last completed bucket's value; the R-latch samples at entry.
 
+/// Nanoseconds per minute — the bucket-id divisor's one scale factor.
+const NS_PER_MINUTE: i64 = 60 * 1_000_000_000;
+
 use aura_core::{
     Cell, Ctx, FieldSpec, Firing, Node, NodeSchema, ParamSpec, PortSpec, PrimitiveBuilder,
     ScalarKind,
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ impl VolTfStop {
         assert!(length >= 1, "VolTfStop length must be >= 1");
         assert!(k > 0.0, "VolTfStop k must be > 0");
         Self {
-            period_ns: period_minutes * 60 * 1_000_000_000,
+            period_ns: period_minutes * NS_PER_MINUTE,
             k,
             alpha: 2.0 / (length as f64 + 1.0),
             length: length as usize,
@@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ impl Node for VolTfStop {
     fn label(&self) -> String {
         format!(
             "VolTfStop({}m,{},{})",
-            self.period_ns / (60 * 1_000_000_000),
+            self.period_ns / NS_PER_MINUTE,
             self.length,
             self.k
         )
@@ -155,7 +158,7 @@ mod tests {
             .iter()
             .map(|&(ts_min, price)| {
                 col[0].push(Scalar::f64(price)).unwrap();
-                node.eval(Ctx::new(&col, Timestamp(ts_min * 60 * 1_000_000_000)))
+                node.eval(Ctx::new(&col, Timestamp(ts_min * NS_PER_MINUTE)))
                     .map(|c| c[0].f64())
             })
             .collect()