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IONQ +3.88% — Breaking
By SNF Research · Independent market intelligence from Sunday Night Futures LLC
Quantum stocks split: IONQ surges pre-market while QBTS craters.
IONQ is trading $41.44 (+3.88%) in pre-market as NVDA adds 1.19% to $221.82, lifting the broader AI/tech hardware complex. QBTS is getting hit hard at $18.74, down 12.39% from its $21.39 close — divergence this sharp points to a company-specific catalyst, not sector rotation.
Watch: IONQ $39.93 (prior close) as intraday support if early buyers fade; QBTS $18.00 as the next clean level — a break there opens air to the mid-$16s. Monitor whether NVDA's pre-market strength holds into the open, as it has been a directional cue for the quantum names.