NEW YORK, January 5, 2026, 07:43 ET — Premarket
- D-Wave Quantum shares were up 7.6% in premarket trading at $28.13.
- Traders are tracking CES 2026 events this week as a near-term catalyst for quantum and other speculative tech names.
- Peer quantum stocks IonQ, Rigetti and Quantum Computing Inc were also higher early.
Shares of D-Wave Quantum Inc climbed 7.6% to $28.13 in premarket trading on Monday, after finishing Friday at about $26.15.
The move comes as CES 2026 gets underway in Las Vegas, a week-long shop window where technology companies pitch products, partnerships and roadmaps. A CES schedule shows Media Day events running on Monday ahead of the show floor opening on Tuesday. 1
That timing matters for D-Wave because conference weeks often pull momentum money into thinly traded themes, even when the underlying news flow is light. This year’s CES is expected to be dominated by artificial intelligence and self-driving technology, as automakers and suppliers angle for attention. 2
D-Wave said it will sponsor the CES Foundry, a two-day program at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas on Jan. 7-8, where it plans to showcase its quantum systems and “hybrid” quantum-classical solvers — tools that pair quantum processors with conventional computers. “Showcasing quantum computing at CES, one of the world’s most influential technology stages, signals that the technology is quickly moving into the mainstream,” said Murray Thom, D-Wave’s vice president of quantum technology evangelism. 3
D-Wave develops quantum computing systems, software and services, and offers access to its machines through its Leap quantum cloud service, a quarterly filing showed. The company’s current sixth-generation annealing system is called Advantage2; quantum annealing is a method aimed at finding good solutions to complex optimization problems such as scheduling and routing. 4
The early bid was not limited to D-Wave. IonQ rose 4.3%, Rigetti Computing gained 6.6% and Quantum Computing Inc advanced 7.3% in premarket trading.
Beyond CES, D-Wave has another event on the calendar later this month. The company has said its Qubits 2026 user conference will be held on Jan. 27-28 in Boca Raton, Florida, with sessions expected to cover its product roadmap and progress across annealing and gate-model systems — the circuit-based approach used by many quantum developers. 5
For traders, the immediate test is whether the premarket jump holds once the regular session opens and volume picks up. Round-number levels such as $30 often become a focal point in fast-moving, retail-heavy corners of the market.
But the trade carries obvious risks: quantum computing stocks have been prone to sharp, sentiment-driven swings, and conference-driven rallies can unwind quickly if investors do not see new customer wins or clearer revenue traction. 6
