Quantum Computing Stocks Slip Into New Year Holiday as Traders Eye CES, Earnings Next
NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 13:13 ET — Market closed Quantum computing stocks ended 2025 on a softer note, with several of the sector’s most traded names closing lower ahead of the New Year’s Day market holiday. IonQ, Rigetti Computing, D-Wave Quantum and Quantum Computing Inc. all fell in the final regular U.S. session of the year. The moves matter because quantum shares have become a high-beta corner of the market, where small shifts in risk appetite can produce outsized swings. Investors are also entering 2026 with a sharper focus on valuation, as most pure-play quantum companies remain loss-making while