Ticker brief · 2026-08-23
QUBT QUANTUM COMPUTING INC
Bullish call positioning meets late-week quantum-sector technical deterioration
Technology · Software
Lean: bullishlast close
$8.15
1 day
-5.8%
14 days
-9.5%
mkt cap
$2.0B
signals 14d
28
authors 14d
14
crowd 14d
-1.3σ
The lean remains bullish, with the higher-credibility voices favoring a confirmed breakout and tactical upside, while bearish commentary comes from a weaker source. The key late-week shift was broad quantum-sector deterioration below 50-day averages. Call flow and stop-defined entries imply a short-horizon momentum trade, not a fundamental re-rating.
BULL CAMP
Bulls see QUBT as a breakout candidate supported by call buying and favor options or staged equity entries with explicit risk controls. The thesis is entirely technical and positioning-driven.
Key voices@BlueMoonTradesMEDIUM-HIGHC-0.93@itsCblastMEDIUM-HIGHC-0.15@OptionsFlowBossLOW-MEDIUMC@SandmanMarketsLOW-MEDIUMC-2.91
“QUBT could move explosively once price confirms a breakout.”— @BlueMoonTrades · tweet ↗
BEAR / SKEPTIC
The bear case rests on weakening quantum-sector charts, with four peers falling below their 50-day averages and subsequent declines reinforcing the breakdown.
Key voices@PeloSwingLOW-MEDIUMC-0.75
“Four quantum stocks broke below their 50-day averages, signaling sector-wide technical weakness.”— @PeloSwing · tweet ↗
Hypotheses3direction · basis · magnitude · supporters — NEW = first seen this week
▲Large QUBT call purchases, including $272,000 of premium flow, indicate speculative bullish positioning that could support near-term upside.
@OptionsFlowBossLOW-MEDIUMC1s@TheNewMoney_appLOW-MEDIUMC1s
▲QUBT can move explosively after a confirmed breakout, supporting tactical call-option and staged equity entries with disciplined stops.
▼Quantum stocks falling below their 50-day averages signals sector-wide technical deterioration that can drag QUBT lower near term.
@PeloSwingLOW-MEDIUMC-0.752s
Direct calls2authors taking explicit directional positions
@SandmanMarketsLOW-MEDIUMC-2.91
Enter QUBT at the open, add at $8.17, and stop below $7.30.
@itsCblastMEDIUM-HIGHC-0.15
Use a call-option swing setup with charted entries, targets, and a trailing stop.
News / data points3discrete events + data quoted by authors
@OptionsFlowBossLOW-MEDIUMC
Reported $272,000 flowing into QUBT calls.
@TheNewMoney_appLOW-MEDIUMC
Reported a large QUBT call purchase and repeated the same positioning claim 2x.
@PeloSwingLOW-MEDIUMC-0.75
Reported four quantum stocks trading below their 50-day averages.
Desk readconvergence assessment
The modest bullish consensus is concentrated in technical setups and call activity rather than business fundamentals. Bulls include the higher-credibility voices, but all sources carry registry grade C, and SandmanMarkets has a deeply negative -2.63 trader score, materially weakening that entry call; the bear camp is anchored only by LOW-MEDIUM PeloSwing. A confirmed breakout would validate the tactical bull case, while continued sector weakness below 50-day averages would overturn it.
Options inteloptions-surface reads · latest available day per source
| metric | reading | context |
|---|---|---|
| IV — ATM 30d | 84% cheap · 16 pctile own 1y | IV/HV 1.25× (as of 2026-08-06) |
| Skew — 25Δ RR 30d | +0.045 52 pctile own 1y | balanced vs own range |
| Net dealer OI (NDOI) | +0.38 normal | 5-session Δ +0.23 (as of 2026-07-06) |
| OI alarm | quiet | last alarm 2026-05-13 (z=2.4) |
Sentiment — last 14 days
daily mean sentiment, 2026-08-15 → 2026-08-28 · now +0.75 (−1 bearish … +1 bullish)
Who spoke14
| author | grade | trader score | signals | mean sent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @EllinRaul | C | +0.34 | 7 | +0.44 |
| @salmaogs | C | · | 3 | +0.18 |
| @commonsenseplay | C | -0.19 | 3 | -0.90 |
| @SandmanMarkets | C | -2.91 | 2 | +0.50 |
| @TheNewMoney_app | C | · | 2 | +0.30 |
| @OptionsFlowBoss | C | · | 2 | +0.28 |
| @PeloSwing | C | -0.75 | 2 | -0.38 |
| @Morecryptoonl | C | -1.09 | 1 | +0.30 |
| @BlueMoonTrades | C | -0.93 | 1 | +0.48 |
| @itsCblast | C | -0.15 | 1 | +0.65 |
| @NickDrendel | C | -1.09 | 1 | -0.45 |
| @chad_ventures | C | -1.84 | 1 | +0.15 |
| @SayNoToTrading | A | -0.52 | 1 | -0.45 |
| @CryptoHotep | C | -0.18 | 1 | +0.75 |
Recent signals28of 28 in 14d — receipts included
| date (PT) | author | sent | what they said | since then | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | @CryptoHotep | +0.75 | Would buy and add if QUBT retests and bounces at $8. — States a conditional forward add at a specified weekly support level. | — | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-27 | @EllinRaul | +0.40 | Reports extremely limited QUBT shares available to short. | -5.8% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-27 | @EllinRaul | +0.60 | Highlights $32 and only 35,000 shortable shares, implying squeeze potential. | -5.8% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-27 | @EllinRaul | +0.30 | Reports 67,880 QUBT shares remaining available for shorting. | -5.8% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-27 | @EllinRaul | +0.45 | Suggests QUBT may be awaiting a catalyst, but the setup depends on attached media. | -5.8% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | @SayNoToTrading | -0.45 | Questions NISQ commercial viability and criticizes treating non-compute and government revenue as commercial compute. | -2.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | @EllinRaul | +0.25 | Shortable shares rose from 344K to 419K, interpreted as possible seller covering. | -2.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | @EllinRaul | +0.55 | Cites near-100% utilization and limited short availability as a squeeze setup. | -2.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | @EllinRaul | +0.50 | Identifies QUBT as a squeeze candidate using short interest, volume and days to cover. | -2.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @commonsenseplay | -0.90 | Argues public quantum stocks sell misleading narratives and cites a leading researcher; limited to six tickers. | -3.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @commonsenseplay | -1.00 | Says four quantum companies will never be profitable and most will go bankrupt. | -3.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @salmaogs | +0.20 | Reports same-day gains of 3%-9% across four watch-list names. | -3.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @chad_ventures | +0.15 | A tentative weekly bull signal requires confirmation above $9.20 resistance. | -3.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @commonsenseplay | -0.80 | Dismisses four quantum-computing stocks as garbage. | -1.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @salmaogs | +0.20 | Reports open interest and says whales retained more than half their positions. | -1.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-22 | @salmaogs | +0.15 | Lists notable call-option flow with strikes, expiries, premiums and out-of-the-money percentages. | -8.6% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-20 | @NickDrendel | -0.45 | Daily watchlist identifies long and short setups alongside Nasdaq, sector and crypto chart context. | +0.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-20 | @PeloSwing | -0.30 | Recaps declines across quantum stocks under a prior-call framing. | +0.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-19 | @PeloSwing | -0.45 | Four quantum stocks fell below their 50-day averages, prompting a bearish sector view | -3.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-19 | @OptionsFlowBoss | +0.00 | Reports open-interest changes, with direction only visible in media. | -3.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-18 | @TheNewMoney_app | +0.30 | Reports a large purchase of QUBT calls with strike, premium and expiry. | -4.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-18 | @OptionsFlowBoss | +0.55 | Reports $272,000 flowing into QUBT calls. | -4.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-18 | @TheNewMoney_app | +0.30 | Reports a large purchase of QUBT calls with strike, premium and expiry. | -4.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-17 | @SandmanMarkets | +0.70 | Enter QUBT at the open, add at $8.17, and stop below $7.30 — Explicit two-stage long entry and stop based on EMA, OBV, and breakout evidence | -9.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-17 | @SandmanMarkets | +0.30 | Names top screener setups for tomorrow without stating entry intent in this tweet | -9.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-16 | @itsCblast | +0.65 | Forward call-option swing setups with charted entries, targets, and trailing stops. — Weekly swing watchlist specifies call strikes, expiry, entries, targets, and a trailing stop. | -9.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-15 | @BlueMoonTrades | +0.48 | Says QUBT can move explosively after a breakout, conditional on price confirmation. | -9.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-15 | @Morecryptoonl | +0.30 | QUBT's bullish 1-2 setup remains valid while price holds above July lows | -9.5% | tweet ↗ |
“Since then” = price move from the close on the signal's date (PT) to the latest close — what happened after they said it, not a backtest. A — means no trading session has closed since the signal yet. Sentiment is our extracted per-tweet score, −1…+1.