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Markovich John M. sold $9.1M of QBTS

Markovich John M. (Chief Financial Officer) sold 328,752 shares of D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS) at $27.70 ($9.11M total) on 2026-05-22.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · Markovich John M.
Published May 27, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC
Analysis
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Added to alphai May 27, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC. Informational, not investment advice.
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Primary signal
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Bearish
medium confidence
Mentioned
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Relevance
8/10
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

$QBTSBearishMed
01

Why it matters

Traders may treat the disclosure as a short-term sentiment datapoint, but the lack of company-specific fundamentals in the filing limits conviction for a sustained move.

02

Market read

The only actionable item is insider selling (~$9.1M) without a stated 10b5-1 plan; expect modest headline-driven pressure rather than a fundamental repricing.

03

What to watch

No information on total compensation, tax obligations, or whether other insiders/funds are buying; insider selling alone often underreacts unless clustered or paired with guidance changes.

Relevance 8/10Timing: Immediate (filed 2026-05-27; sale dated 2026-05-22) for short-term positioning around insider-flow headlines.

Background

The article is an SEC Form 4 insider transaction disclosure for D-Wave Quantum (QBTS), showing an officer/direct sale of common stock.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$QBTSBearishMedium confidence
Context

D-Wave CFO John Markovich sold $9.1M of QBTS shares in an open-market transaction disclosed on SEC Form 4.

Expected impact

Likely mild negative bias for the stock around the filing date; magnitude probably limited absent accompanying company-specific news.

Evidence & confidence

The filing is an insider transaction with no stated reason, no 10b5-1 plan, and no accompanying operational/financial catalyst in the article.

Market effects

Sector

Could modestly affect sentiment toward quantum/early-stage tech peers by highlighting insider selling rather than buying.

Regional

Primarily US-listed sentiment; no direct regional linkage beyond US trading flow.

Global

Limited—this is company-specific insider activity without global deal/regulatory context.

Counterpoint

What could challenge this read

Officer sales can be routine liquidity management; without a 10b5-1 plan, the sale still may reflect personal diversification rather than company outlook.

Key entities

  • issuer
    D-Wave Quantum Inc.

    QBTS, the company whose CFO sold shares in an open-market transaction disclosed via SEC Form 4.

  • officer
    John M. Markovich

    Chief Financial Officer who sold 328,752 shares for ~$9.11M; holdings after sale were 1,442,820 shares.

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