Shares of D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) shot up 11.5% at 10:40 a.m. Thursday. No news. Just the market’s usual mix of hope and delusion. You know the drill.
There was news earlier in the week. A British police force used quantum computing to park squad cars like chess pieces. Faster response times. Less crime. Or so they claimed. The kind of story that makes headlines but rarely pays dividends.
A Police State of Mind
D-Wave calls itself a leader in quantum computing. A bold claim, like calling a squirrel a lumberjack.
On Tuesday, it announced a “hybrid-quantum application” to optimize police vehicle placement in North Wales. The result? “Fifty percent faster response times.” The CEO, Dr. Alan Baratz, said this proved quantum computing’s “real-world potential.” He might as well have said, “Trust us, we’re not a scam.”
Buy or Die?
D-Wave didn’t mention how much money it made from this experiment. If it’s not on the income statement, it’s not a business-it’s a science project with a ticker symbol.
Its market cap is $9.5 billion. Its revenue? $22.3 million. That’s 426 times sales. A number so absurd it could make a priest recite the Nicene Creed backward. And profits? None. Zilch. Nada. So it goes.
This stock isn’t trading on fundamentals. It’s trading on momentum. Momentum is a fickle lover. She’ll leave you at the altar with a bouquet of daisies and a bill for the caterer. Buy now, and you might end up holding the bag. Or the quantum cat. 🚀
Read More
- Gold Rate Forecast
- 22 Films Where the White Protagonist Is Canonically the Sidekick to a Black Lead
- Games That Faced Bans in Countries Over Political Themes
- Persona 5: The Phantom X Relativity’s Labyrinth – All coin locations and puzzle solutions
- How to Unlock Stellar Blade’s Secret Dev Room & Ocean String Outfit
- Celebs Who Narrowly Escaped The 9/11 Attacks
- Silver Rate Forecast
- ‘Super Mario Galaxy’ Trailer Launches: Chris Pratt, Jack Black, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day Return for 2026 Sequel
- 25 “Woke” Films That Used Black Trauma to Humanize White Leads
- 20 Films Where Black Directors Subverted Hollywood’s White Savior Tropes
2025-10-02 18:33