Wave and Quantum Computing were rising Thursday as quantum stocks continued to make their recovery.D-Wave and Quantum Computing shares were up 6.3% and 5.9%, respectively, while Rigetti Computing rose 0.

This is what's happening on Wednesday, as quantum computing investors cheer some kind words from Microsoft's strategic missions and technologies chief, Mitra Azizirad, who last night urged quantum investors to get ready, because "we are right on the cusp of seeing quantum computers solve meaningful problems and capture new business value."

Quantum stocks rallied Wednesday, a day after Microsoft called 2025 "the year to become quantum-ready," mitigating a string of recent losses spurred by high-profile bearish comments on the sector.

Microsoft is launching a "Quantum Ready program" that will help companies prepare to create, implement and utilize the technology.

Quantum computing stocks collapsed in the early part of January, thanks in part to comments from the CEO of Nvidia. The companies have promising technology, but it is still many years away from commercialization.

Canadian pension manager PSP just sold nearly 20 million shares of quantum-computing firm D-Wave. It plans to sell another 20 million.

At the CES 2025, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang claimed useful Quantum Computing was at least 15 years away. This caused the stock prices of many quantum computing stocks to crash considerably.

Interactive Brokers highlighted investors snapping up quantum computing stocks such as IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) over the past frenzied week in the space. IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) and D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:QBTS) ascended into the fifth and 13th spots on the trading platform’s 25 most-active symbols over the past week,

Rigetti Computing and D-Wave Quantum, the second- and fourth-biggest gainers in the Russell 3000 Index on Tuesday, were up 22% and 24%, respectively. Peers Quantum Computing and I