Quantum computing stocks should run after the WSJ reported that the Trump administration will invest $2 billion in quantum computing companies in exchange for equity stakes. x.comÂ
Marcos Milla
Former Analyst at the Federal Reserve, ETF/Stock Newsletter Author
BTQ Technologies' move is just getting started, as a potential $2 billion Trump administration push for quantum computing firms, possibly including government equity stakes, puts the sector in focus. BTQ works on post-quantum cryptography, QCIM hardware, QSSN stablecoin security and a Bitcoin quantum testnet. x.comÂ
Trump's executive order for a US quantum computer at a national lab by 2028, with the post-quantum encryption deadline pulled to 2031, makes quantum a strategic industry funded like chips and nuclear. Rigetti, D-Wave and Infleqtion each got $100M with the government as shareholder. IonQ leads on revenue via direct defense contracts, with Q1 revenue up 755% to $64.7M. Quantum Computing Inc is a lottery ticket at ~635x sales; the Defiance ETF is a basket. Backing de-risks science, not valuations. … Show more
Quantum computing is a race whose winners get pricing power over the hardest problems; Google's CEO says quantum is where AI was five years ago. IonQ leads with Q2 revenue of $80.1 million, up 287%. D-Wave alone is in commercial production; Rigetti grew revenue 173%. IBM targets fault tolerance in 2029, Alphabet's Willow began the cycle, Xanadu is photonic, Infleqtion has federal backing, Quantum Computing Inc. is speculative, Arqit sells post-quantum security; an ETF holds the field. x.com … Show more
IonQ, Rigetti and Infleqtion are the next stocks Trump is effectively calling, now that he says the US aims to have a quantum computer for scientific discovery by 2028. His earlier signals preceded big gains in Intel, Dell and Micron. x.comÂ
Quantum computing could create up to $2.7 trillion of value by 2035, per McKinsey, and these five names can benefit before it fully arrives. IonQ already sells machine access through Amazon, Microsoft and Google and has US military contracts. Ciena builds quantum-safe encryption into its networking gear, and Arqit already sells quantum-proof software to the UK government, Northrop Grumman and Verizon. MKS Instruments supplies every builder; the Defiance Quantum ETF spreads risk over 89 stocks. … Show more
Quantum computing is getting billions of dollars from the White House while the market is already building positions, and the technology, though still early, will accelerate drug discovery, cybersecurity, logistics, materials science and financial modeling. Early positioning should pay off over the next five years across pure plays such as IonQ, Rigetti, D-Wave and Quantum Computing Inc., big tech builders IBM, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and Nvidia, and quantum ETFs. x.comÂ
Quantum computing is where AI was in early 2023: 2026 made it a real investable sector, and the early window closes once most investors learn the landscape. Three quantum IPOs have landed, Quantinuum filed targeting a $20B valuation, and McKinsey sees a $100B market within a decade. Broad quantum exposure is the safe play. IonQ is among the most promising, the closest thing to a quantum blue chip: $130M of 2025 revenue, $225-245M guided for 2026, and a SkyWater deal to own manufacturing. x.com … Show more
Quantum computing stocks D-Wave Quantum, Rigetti and Infleqtion now trade on fiscal support rather than technology: in May 2026 the US government put about $2 billion into the sector and took equity stakes as a condition, sending the three up roughly 30-33% in a day. Positions should be sized like lottery tickets. x.comÂ
Quantum computing is becoming a strategic policy priority, with the latest executive order adding to capital already flowing into the theme. Pure-play hardware names IonQ, Infleqtion, Rigetti, D-Wave and Quantum Computing, plus diversified anchor IBM, stand to gain. It is still early, but momentum keeps building. x.comÂ
The US government becoming a quantum investor makes some exposure to quantum computing stocks sensible, including IBM, GlobalFoundries, D-Wave, Rigetti and Infleqtion. x.com x.comÂ