New York, Jan 4, 2026, 19:12 ET — Market closed
- D-Wave Quantum shares ended Friday up 7.6% at $28.13, with heavy volume.
- The company is scheduled to present at CES Foundry in Las Vegas on Jan. 7–8, a near-term event risk for the stock. 1
- U.S. payrolls data due Friday could sway risk appetite for high-volatility tech names. 2
D-Wave Quantum Inc. shares closed Friday up 7.6% at $28.13, after trading between $25.44 and $28.42. About 48.4 million shares changed hands.
The timing matters. CES week is set to bring a fresh round of visibility for small-cap quantum computing names, with D-Wave due at the CES Foundry event in Las Vegas on Jan. 7–8, the company said. Murray Thom, D-Wave’s vice president of quantum technology evangelism, said “the technology is quickly moving into the mainstream.” 1
Investors also face a macro cross-current. The U.S. Employment Situation report is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 9 at 8:30 a.m. ET, a release that can move bond yields and the rate outlook that often underpins speculative growth stocks. 2
D-Wave has another dated catalyst later this month. A Dec. 8 securities filing said the company’s Qubits 2026 user conference will be held Jan. 27–28 in Boca Raton, Florida, where it plans to discuss its technology roadmap. 3
The latest move came alongside gains in other U.S.-listed “pure-play” quantum computing stocks. IonQ rose about 4.3% on Friday, while Rigetti gained roughly 6.6% and Quantum Computing Inc. added about 7.3%.
D-Wave’s business sits in a corner of the market that reacts quickly to headlines and demonstrations. It focuses on quantum annealing — a method geared toward optimization problems like scheduling — and markets “hybrid” tools that pair quantum processors with conventional computers to tackle parts of a workload.
For traders, round numbers and the latest range are the obvious markers. The stock finished near $28, with $30 a near-term level in view, while Friday’s low around $25.44 is an immediate reference point if momentum fades.
But the setup cuts both ways. If CES commentary is seen as incremental rather than commercial, or if a broader risk-off shift hits high-beta tech after this week’s data, the same volatility that lifted the shares can accelerate a pullback.
U.S. markets reopen Monday, and the next company-specific test comes Wednesday, Jan. 7, when D-Wave is scheduled to take the CES Foundry stage in Las Vegas. 1
