D-Wave (QBTS) Climbs 3.4% on Window-Dressing

We recently published 10 Stocks Quietly Climbing Toward 2026. D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE:QBTS) is one of the best performers on Monday.

D-Wave snapped a three-day losing streak on Monday, adding 3.40 percent to close at $26.15 apiece amid some window-dressing activities.

The practice is common among institutional investors, where they tweak their portfolios ahead of reporting periods by loading up on well-performing companies and disposing of underperforming ones to present a stronger portfolio to clients.

Year-to-date, D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE:QBTS) has already seen its share price jump by 211 percent.

Separately, investors loaded portfolios ahead of its participation in two conferences next month, where they will be closely watching out for business updates and guidance.

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE:QBTS), alongside industry stakeholders, would join the two-day CES 2026 in Fontainebleau Las Vegas on January 7 and 8 to discuss and explore how AI, quantum computing, and blockchain are shaping the next era of technological innovation. It would also showcase its annealing quantum computing technology, hybrid quantum-classical solvers, and real-world customer use cases that demonstrate measurable performance benefits, often beyond classical computing alone.

Additionally, D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE:QBTS) CEO Alan Baratz would participate through a keynote in the Qubits26 on January 27 and 28 in Boca Raton, Florida, where he is expected to feature customer stories, live demonstrations, and a first look at the company’s latest technology roadmap in annealing, gate, hybrid-quantum solutions, and quantum-artificial intelligence.

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