{"id":229089,"date":"2025-08-18T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T14:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?p=229089"},"modified":"2025-08-18T10:41:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T14:41:57","slug":"betting-against-quantum-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/short-selling\/betting-against-quantum-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"Betting Against Quantum Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As AI workloads and computing demand<del> <\/del>ramp up, investors are increasingly looking toward quantum technologies for a breakthrough and to stand out amongst their competitors. One company, Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ: RGTI), bills itself as a vertically integrated quantum computing company \u2013 developing everything from superconducting chips to cloud-access platforms. Unlike legacy firms that dabble in quantum, Rigetti is a pure-play, vertically integrated quantum developer &#8211; offering hardware, software, and cloud-based access to quantum systems through its QCS platform.&nbsp;<br><br>Rigetti recently caught the attention of investors after achieving a 99.5% median two-qubit gate fidelity on its 35-qubit Ankaa-class system, reducing its error rate in half compared to previous results. The announcement in July 2025 sent the stock surging more than 30% intraday. But beneath the technical win lies an unprofitable firm with limited commercial revenue. In Q1 2025, the company reported $1.47 million in revenue, down 51% YoY, while operating losses increased to $21.6 million.<br><br>Despite the volatility, Rigetti remains flush with cash &#8211; $237 million &#8211; thanks to a fresh capital raise and a staggering $35 million investment from Taiwan-based company Quanta Computer. As shown in the TWS dashboard, utilization reached over 80% in July 2025, indicating strong demand to borrow shares. &nbsp;The Short Interest Indicator (SII) &#8211; which reflects only street-loan activity \u2013 currently hovers around 28%, its highest value since 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RGTI Short History (7\/8\/2025 \u2013 8\/6\/2025): <ins><\/ins><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-overlaying-rgti-price-with-utilization-borrow-fee-and-shortable-shares\">Overlaying RGTI price with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibkrguides.com\/kb\/article-3044.htm\">utilization<\/a>, borrow fee, and Shortable Shares<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"246\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Picture3-5.png\" alt=\"Overlaying RGTI price with utilization, borrow fee, and Shortable Shares\" class=\"wp-image-229095 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Picture3-5.png 678w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Picture3-5-300x109.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 678px; aspect-ratio: 678\/246;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: Interactive Brokers Trade Workstation (TWS) &#8211; Fundamentals Explorer &#8211; Short Selling tab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-historical-revenue-consensus-fq1-2023-fq1-2026\">Historical Revenue Consensus (FQ1 2023 \u2013 FQ1 2026)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"559\" height=\"339\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Picture2-6.png\" alt=\" Historical Revenue Consensus (FQ1 2023 \u2013 FQ1 2026)\" class=\"wp-image-229094 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Picture2-6.png 559w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Picture2-6-300x182.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 559px; aspect-ratio: 559\/339;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation (TWS) &#8211; Fundamentals Explorer &#8211; Estimize Releases tab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-historical-earnings-per-share-consensus-fq1-2023-fq1-2026\">Historical Earnings Per Share Consensus (FQ1 2023 \u2013 FQ1 2026)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"383\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Picture1-7.png\" alt=\"Historical Earnings Per Share Consensus (FQ1 2023 \u2013 FQ1 2026)\" class=\"wp-image-229093 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Picture1-7.png 624w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Picture1-7-300x184.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 624px; aspect-ratio: 624\/383;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation (TWS) &#8211; Fundamentals Explorer &#8211; Estimize Releases tab<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As AI workloads and computing demand ramp up, investors are increasingly looking toward quantum technologies for a breakthrough and to stand out amongst their competitors. 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