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.
- U.S. payrolls data due Friday could sway risk appetite for high-volatility tech names.
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.” Business Wire
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.
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.
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.
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