Shares of quantum computing company IonQ ( IONQ 5.48%) raced higher this week. The stock was up by 28.5% as of Friday morning, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Quantum computing stocks just got hit with another setback. On Jan. 10, Meta Platforms (META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg cast doubt on the technology’s near-term potential, echoing recent skepticism from Nvidia (NVDA) chief Jensen Huang and driving share prices lower.

In a highly speculative quantum computing market, it is judicious for investors to take a wait-and-watch approach before investing in Rigetti and IonQ stocks.

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 computing has received some recent investing interest over the past month thanks to Google's breakthrough in its Willow quantum computing chip. Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is a much larger business with investments in quantum computing,

Shares of Rigetti computing have lost more than 70% of their value since hitting their $20 closing high less than two weeks ago. The volatile plunge in share price came on the heels of Jensen Huang - NVIDIA’s CEO – on the reasonable timeline for quantum computing.

For the last few months, a technology known as quantum computing has started receiving a lot of attention. As is often the case when new subject matter enters the spotlight, people try to figure out how to invest in this technology,

Quantum Computing shares rise after NVIDIA announces Quantum Day and the company partners with Sanders TDI to advance biomedicine.

Shares of Quantum Computing are on the rise as the artificial intelligence (AI) narrative continues to gain steam.

Quantum Computing Inc. is a promising investment opportunity in the nascent quantum computing industry with strong growth potential. Learn more on QUBT stock here.