QUANTUM COMPUTING INC (QUBT)
Information Technology · Quantum computing / integrated photonics · NASDAQ
Quantum Computing Inc. develops room-temperature, photonics-based quantum computing and sensing solutions designed to solve complex optimization problems more efficiently than traditional systems.
What QUANTUM COMPUTING INC does
Quantum Computing Inc is a Delaware-incorporated company developing quantum computers and related technologies using integrated photonics and non-linear quantum optics. The company's flagship product, the Entropy Quantum Computer (EQC), is designed to solve complex optimization problems and operates at room temperature with low power consumption compared to competing quantum architectures. QCi also develops software platforms, remote sensing, imaging, and cybersecurity applications leveraging its core photonics technology, with recent acquisitions of QPhoton, Inc. and Luminar Semiconductor, Inc. to enhance its photonic semiconductor and chip design capabilities.
Themes: Quantum computing / optimization, Photonics and optical computing, AI and machine learning acceleration, Room-temperature quantum systems, Quantum sensors and imaging, Photonic integrated circuits
Fundamentals
- Price$8.92 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$2.0B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-39.3% 2025-08-21 close $14.69 → 2026-08-21 close $8.92
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-916.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin-15.4% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE-3.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+82.8% FY2025 vs FY2024, SEC XBRL
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+71.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta3.85 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-10 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +0.0%; at least 3 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How QUBT compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 10% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginbottom 10% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginbottom 10% 403 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 10% 386 covered Information Technology peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 10% 107 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 25% 382 covered Information Technology peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Information Technology companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage
Not assessed — last reported dividend predates the accounts. The most recent fiscal year in which QUBT reported a dividend payment is FY2024, while its reported financial statements run through FY2025. Coverage is therefore not assessed for the latest year — an FY2024 ratio would not describe QUBT today.
Coverage is derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures, comparing dividends paid against net income and free cash flow for the SAME fiscal year. It is not shown here because the latest fiscal year with a reported dividend payment (FY2024) is older than the latest year of reported financial statements (FY2025), so any ratio would describe an out-of-date year. Informational only — not financial advice.
How QUANTUM COMPUTING INC looks technically
QUANTUM COMPUTING INC (QUBT) is trading 8.1% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 168 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 11, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 53, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 1 trading day ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day high about 14 trading days ago. It is 65.5% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 8.1% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -8.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $8.88 | $8.88 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $9.71 | $9.71 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 17 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 17 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 9.35. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 168 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 168 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 11, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 11.0 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 53, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 52.9 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($8.04 to $9.35) — its "stochastic" reading is 67 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 67.3 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 1 trading day ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 1 session |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $25.84 | $25.84 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 65.5% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -65.5% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 44.3% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +44.3% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 65.5% below its highest point of the past year | 65.5% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 14 trading days ago | 14 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 18 trading days ago | 18 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $5000.00 (set on 2007-03-15) | $5000.00 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($6.31 to $24.62), and it has recovered only a small part of its fall from last year’s high — 14% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $17.63 to $18.21. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 14.3% |
| From the all-time high | it is 99.8% below its all-time high | -99.8% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.9% above a support level at $8.84 — a price it turned at twice since 2024-12-06, most recently on 2026-06-26. Since 2024-08-21 it has 3 such levels below the current price and 7 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.9% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $0.015 (set on 2018-07-03) | $0.015 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 59366.7% above its all-time low | +59,367% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 79% of it) | 21st percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.5518 between its high and its low — about 6.2% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.5518 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $7.54 and $9.63 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $7.54 – $8.58 – $9.63 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 6.2% in a typical session — more volatile than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 6.2% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (8.1% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 1.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.62× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 3 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 3 sessions ago |
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| Since a bearish engulfing | 1 session ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 1 session ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.2% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | +1.2% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 6.1% below the previous close 3 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 9.05 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -6.1% |
| Gap filled | a 2.2% gap up opened on 2026-08-12 has been "filled" 7 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 7 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 6.2 percentage points (the stock gained 8.5% while the market gained 2.3%) | +6.2% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 24.9 percentage points (the stock lost 21.8% while the market gained 3.1%) | -24.9% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 1.8 percentage points (the stock gained 12.9% while the market gained 11.1%) | +1.9% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 59.8 percentage points (the stock lost 39.3% while the market gained 20.5%) | -59.8% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 1.3% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thick, spanning 21.9% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | -1.3% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 10% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $9.90 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 160 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -9.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-10 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $8.80 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 10 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +1.4% |
Price levels it has turned at before
QUBT last closed at $8.92 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 3 prices below its last close and 7 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $8.84 | Support | 0.9% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-12-06 to 2026-06-26 |
| $9.20 | Resistance | 3.1% above the last close | turned there 7 times · 2024-11-25 to 2026-08-13 |
| $10.15 | Resistance | 13.8% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-12-18 to 2026-04-22 |
| $7.65 | Support | 14.2% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-04-14 to 2026-03-25 |
| $5.79 | Support | 35.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-12-11 to 2025-04-21 |
| $13.35 | Resistance | 49.6% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-01-15 to 2026-05-22 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $9.35.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $5.01 and $6.67 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-12, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · Left an unfilled gap (5%+ in the last week) · Most volatile (6%+ typical daily range) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.67 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 6 analysts
- Mean price target$18.33 range $10.00 – $30.00; median $18.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-23. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for QUBT
- Consensus EPS estimate-$0.05333 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-23
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Quantum computing technology remains highly unproven in real-world applications with uncertain timeline to commercial viability and competitive uncertainty across multiple quantum computing architectures (superconducting, ion-trap, annealing, and photonics)","Company is unprofitable with significant operating losses and negative net margins (-916.15%), substantial accumulated deficit ($223.2 million as of March 2026), and heavy reliance on R&D spending ($7.0 million in Q1 2026) to advance nascent technology","Ongoing capital requirements for buildout of manufacturing facilities (AZ Chips Facility completed, FAB 2 in planning stages) with reliance on equity financing and cash burn despite $1.16 billion in liquid assets as of March 2026"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of QUBT's 10-Q filed 2026-05-11 against the prior one filed 2025-11-14.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Reference to Form 10-K filed on March 2, 2026 (newer filing) vs. Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (older filing)
- Statement that QCi is 'a growth stage company with expanding operations and revenue following the LSI and NuCrypt acquisitions' (newer)
- Inclusion of optical components including lasers and photo detectors in product description (newer)
- Detailed description of LSI acquisition in February 2026, including LSI's product offerings, capabilities, III-V photonic semiconductor fabrication facility, and synergies with QCi (newer)
- Description of NuCrypt acquisition in March 2026 and quantum communications as commercialization vertical (newer)
- Statement that TFLN facility is described as 'research and development, prototyping and small-batch manufacturing facility' (newer vs. older 'manufacturing facility')
- Reference to planning stages for 'FAB 2' higher volume manufacturing facility (newer)
- Additional details about ferroelectric properties of TFLN material (newer specifies 'linear, non-linear ferroelectric, and electro-optic' vs. older 'linear and non-linear')
- Statement that Tempe, AZ and Hoboken, NJ facilities are discussed in Liquidity and Capital Resources section and 2025 Annual Report (newer)
- Removed:
- Extensive forward-looking statements disclaimer language present in older filing (older contained detailed cautionary language about forward-looking statements, risks, and assumptions; newer condensed this significantly)
- Detailed discussion of GAAP accounting principles and management estimates/judgments (removed from newer filing's opening section)
- Economic Conditions, Challenges, and Risks section header and content discussing market competition, component sourcing, and employee retention (older filing included this; newer filing text appears truncated at 'Key Factors Affecting Our Performance')
- Reworded:
- Changed from 'development stage company with limited operations and revenue' (older) to 'growth stage company with expanding operations and revenue' (newer)
- Photonics technology description expanded from 'ability to condition, manipulate, and measure single photons' (older) to 'condition, manipulate, and measure single and entangled photons' (newer)
- EQC methodology description changed from 'utilizes the energy in the environment to drive controlled feedback through energy loss in a photonic circuit architecture' (older) to 'uses controlled feedback through energy loss in a photonic loop architecture' (newer)
- Changed 'quantum cyber authentication' (older) to 'quantum cyber solution' (newer)
- Changed 'LiDAR' formatting from 'LIDAR' (older) to 'LiDAR' (newer)
- Added 'research & development' changed to 'research and development' formatting (newer)
- Notes:
- Newer filing text appears truncated at 'Key Factors Affecting Our Performance' section header, so full scope of MD&A changes cannot be fully assessed
- Older filing's forward-looking statements section was substantially restructured and condensed in newer filing rather than removed entirely
- Comparison limited to provided excerpts; sections after 'Key Factors Affecting Our Performance' in newer filing are not available for comparison
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
- Last 180 days0 buys · 2 sells ($614499) — 1 selling insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-03-11. As of 2026-08-25.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about QUBT's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding QUBT as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 25,536,511
- Reported value $174,925,103
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 2 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
QUBT had 64,301,059 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
QUBT had 28.4% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 7.36 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 64,301,059
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 28.4%
- Prior settlement (shares) 64,678,858
- Reported change -0.58%
- Days to cover (reported) 7.36
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- IBM Quantum
- Google Quantum AI
- IonQ (IONQ)
- Rigetti Computing
- D-Wave Systems
- PsiQuantum
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Frequently asked questions
What does QUANTUM COMPUTING INC (QUBT) do?
Quantum Computing Inc is a Delaware-incorporated company developing quantum computers and related technologies using integrated photonics and non-linear quantum optics. The company's flagship product, the Entropy Quantum Computer (EQC), is designed to solve complex optimization problems and operates at room temperature with low power consumption compared to competing quantum architectures.
What sector is QUANTUM COMPUTING INC (QUBT) in?
QUANTUM COMPUTING INC (QUBT) is classified in the Information Technology sector. Its industry is Quantum computing / integrated photonics. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does QUBT pay a dividend?
Yes — QUANTUM COMPUTING INC (QUBT) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.01% and at least 3 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are QUANTUM COMPUTING INC's (QUBT) competitors?
Notable peers of QUANTUM COMPUTING INC (QUBT) include IBM Quantum, Google Quantum AI, IonQ, Rigetti Computing and D-Wave Systems. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is QUANTUM COMPUTING INC (QUBT) overbought or oversold right now?
QUANTUM COMPUTING INC (QUBT) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 53, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on QUBT come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.