$QBTS

Ghai Rohit sold $357K of QBTS

Ghai Rohit sold 13,518 shares of D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS) at $26.41 ($0.36M total) on 2026-06-15 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · Ghai Rohit
Published Jun 16, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC
Analysis
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

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Why it matters

The disclosure updates the insider’s ownership level but does not introduce new fundamentals (no earnings, guidance, deal, or regulatory action). Traders may still monitor for patterns of insider activity beyond this single sale.

02

Market read

A routine 10b5-1 insider sale for ~$357K; likely limited incremental trading catalyst.

03

What to watch

The article provides only the sale size and that it was pre-arranged; it does not indicate whether other insiders bought, whether the plan is part of scheduled diversification, or whether the stock price moved materially around the sale date.

Relevance 3/10Novelty 5/10Timing: Filed on 2026-06-16; sale executed 2026-06-15.

Background

This is an SEC Form 4 insider transaction disclosure for a director of D-Wave Quantum, including trade size, price, and post-transaction holdings.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

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Context

D-Wave Quantum director Ghai Rohit sold 13,518 shares in an open-market transaction for about $357K under a 10b5-1 plan.

Expected impact

Low near-term impact; any effect is likely sentiment-only and short-lived.

Evidence & confidence

The filing is a Form 4 insider sale explicitly tied to a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, which usually reduces interpretive weight versus discretionary selling.

Market effects

Minimal—this is company-specific insider activity with no sector-wide regulatory/product signal.

None indicated.

None indicated.

Counterpoint

Even with a 10b5-1 plan, repeated insider selling can still be read by some traders as a mild negative read-through on near-term expectations.

Key entities

  • D-Wave Quantum Inc.

    Company whose director insider sale is disclosed on SEC Form 4.

  • Ghai Rohit

    Director who sold 13,518 shares under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan.

Full insider trading history

This story covers one filing. See everything behind it: every insider buy and sell on record, 10b5-1 plans, late filings, and which officers and directors are trading.

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