This is ForecastNest’s 1 day forecast for IONQ, created 2026-09-15 14:22 UTC. The window closed 2026-09-16 14:22 UTC, when IONQ closed at $37.08, down 1.6% from $37.68 when the forecast was made. It traded between $36.74 and $37.69 along the way (-2.5% to +0.0%).
Prediction window: Equity / ETF 1D: the stored target below is authoritative; it may be a session close or an intraday instant.
Prediction time: 2026-09-15 14:22 UTC (9/15/2026, 10:22:52 AM EDT).
Valid until: 2026-09-16 14:22 UTC (9/16/2026, 10:22:52 AM EDT). Target session: 2026-09-16 (New York); During session. Lead time to expiry: 24 elapsed hours. Timing: Regular session. Based on stored prediction time, not verified model execution time.
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3 of the 5 models called a direction, and 3 of those calls were right. Each model is also asked to find the price it was forecasting from when it answers, shown as the dashed line inside its box in the picture below. Every model found it accurately.
Below are the details.
| Model | Range | Move | Confidence | Price it found | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 1.5 Pro | $36.20–$39.00 | -3.7% to +3.8% | 70% | $37.59 | 52.9 | no call |
| DeepSeek V3 | $34.50–$40.50 | -8.3% to +7.6% | 60% | $37.64 | 80.4 | right |
| Muse Spark 1.1 | $35.00–$40.00 | -7.3% to +5.9% | 54% | $37.77 | 80.2 | right |
| Claude Opus 5 | $34.10–$40.50 | -9.1% to +8.0% | 46% | $37.50 | 79.1 | right |
| GPT-6 | $34.30–$41.30 | -9.3% to +9.3% | 60% | $37.80 | 51.4 | no call |
How these models have done on IONQ over 1 day
This forecast is settled and is included in the statistics below. The remaining records are forecasts created before 2026-09-15 14:22 UTC. Only settled directional calls count toward accuracy.
| Model | Asked | Still open | No call | Called up | Called down | Right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-6 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 · 1 right | — | 100% (1/1) |
| DeepSeek V3 | 10 | — | 0 | 7 · 4 right | 3 · 1 right | 50% (5/10) |
| Muse Spark 1.1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 2 · 1 right | 50% (1/2) |
| Claude Opus 5 | 11 | — | 1 | — | 10 · 4 right | 40% (4/10) |
| Gemini 1.5 Pro | 10 | — | 3 | 4 · 1 right | 3 · 1 right | 29% (2/7) |
Every published IONQ forecast these models made over 1 day before this question was asked, on 2026-09-15 14:22 UTC, plus this settled forecast. Forecasts created after this question are excluded. Results reflect the settlements available when this article is generated. A day-ahead call and a week-ahead one are counted separately — they are different questions. Only settled forecasts are graded, so open + no call + up + down adds up to asked. “No call” is a range too centred on the price to be pointing anywhere. Accuracy counts only forecasts that have settled, and the count behind it is shown beside it — a single right call is not a 100% record.
What each model said
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Result: no call
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(1) Data sources: I retrieved live pricing data via Google Search indicating IONQ is trading at $37.59 as of 14:23 UTC on September 15, 2026. I also reviewed recent news coverage from The Motley Fool and Webull regarding IonQ's September 8 Investor Day and raised 2026 revenue guidance.
(2) Market regime: The stock is currently in a post-catalyst consolidation phase. After a surge above $40 following a raised full-year 2026 revenue guidance of $450-$460 million (driven by the SkyWater acquisition) and a new $8.18 million quantum security deal, shares have retraced to the $36-$37 range. The market is digesting the acquisition-heavy nature of the guidance raise amid a broader tech sector that is trading defensively ahead of the mid-September FOMC meeting.
(3) Price range justification: I project a 24-hour range of $36.20-$39.00. The stock established a clear short-term floor near $36.20 earlier in the session, providing solid intraday support. However, upside momentum has stalled, and heavy resistance now sits around $38.50 to $39.00, keeping near-term price action constrained in a tightening band.
(4) Scheduled catalysts: There are no major company-specific catalysts expected within the 1-day window, as the company recently concluded its Investor Day. Price action will largely be dictated by macroeconomic sentiment and positioning in high-beta growth stocks ahead of Wednesday's expected Federal Reserve interest rate decision.
(5) The strongest counter-argument: The primary risk to this sideways consolidation is a sudden "buy the dip" resurgence from institutional investors favoring the newly announced SkyWater synergy. A sudden influx of volume could push the stock aggressively back above the $39.00 level, breaking the current short-term downtrend.
(6) Confidence: My confidence is 70%. The technical setup shows a clear cooling of momentum following a "sell the news" reaction to Investor Day, making a tight, range-bound consolidation highly probable over the next 24 hours while the broader market waits for macroeconomic clarity.
DeepSeek V3
Result: right
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(1) What I found: IonQ is trading at $37.64 as of the window open, according to Robinhood's live quote page, with an intraday range of $35.10 to $38.56 and volume of 18.23 million shares against a 21.03 million average. Yahoo Finance confirms a prior close of $37.50, and the 52-week range spans $25.89 to $84.64. The market cap stands at approximately $15.19 billion.
(2) Market regime: Quantum computing and high-growth technology shares are under pressure from a broad risk-off rotation. A TipRanks note published on Robinhood's news feed describes quantum stocks sliding 3% in premarket trading on September 15 as AI safety concerns hit tech. The broader context is a hawkish macro backdrop: the 10-year Treasury yield has breached 5%, Brent crude is above $107, and the FOMC decision on September 16 is nearly fully priced as a 25bp hike. IonQ's negative P/E of -8.25 and -$3.87 trailing EPS make it a long-duration asset with no current earnings to anchor valuation, leaving it highly sensitive to rate expectations.
(3) Price range: I am using the $36.90 support level identified by KuCoin technical analysis as the primary downside reference, with the $38.15 resistance and $37.59 VWAP as overhead markers. The options market is pricing an IV30 near 71.17, implying an expected daily move of approximately $1.68, which translates to a roughly 4.5% one-day standard deviation. With a bearish tilt, I skew the range downward: $34.50 captures a decisive break below $36.90 toward the $35.10 intraday low and lower, while $40.50 represents a short-covering bounce if the FOMC is perceived as less hawkish than feared. Short interest stands at 42.36 million shares, or 10.63% of float, providing fuel for a squeeze if sentiment shifts.
(4) Catalysts: The FOMC decision on September 16 at 18:00 UTC is the dominant event. A hawkish dot plot or a signal of further hikes in 2026 would pressure long-duration growth assets including quantum names. On the company-specific side, the September 8 Investor Day raised 2026 revenue guidance to $450-460 million, but analysts largely left targets unchanged; Mizuho cut its target to $52 from $61, and Morgan Stanley kept Equal-Weight with a $49 target. The $8.18 million quantum-safe network agreement with Congruity360, announced September 8, is a genuine commercial validation but small relative to the market cap and already reflected in the stock's post-announcement price action. No major IonQ-specific catalysts are scheduled inside the 24-hour window itself.
(5) Counter-argument: The strongest bullish case is that $36.90 has held as support and short interest remains elevated at over 10% of float, creating potential for a squeeze if the stock reclaims $38.15 with volume. Needham's analyst highlighted that SkyWater has cut chip-development cycles to two months from nine and reduced cost per qubit by roughly 330 times, a substantive operational improvement. If IonQ holds $36.90 and the FOMC delivers no hawkish surprise, the bearish thesis is invalidated for this window. A clean break below $36.90 with a close near the lows would confirm the bearish structure.
(6) Confidence: 60% reflects a clear negative macro and sector backdrop but genuine uncertainty around the FOMC outcome and the stock's demonstrated ability to hold support. Implied volatility is in the lowest 10% of observations over the past year, suggesting the market is not pricing extreme near-term movement, yet IonQ is a high-beta name with a 3.37 beta. I lean bearish and have positioned the range with more room below than above, but a single day is a short window and the Fed is a binary event.
Muse Spark 1.1
Result: right
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(1) What you found, and where: Metamask tokenized table shows Today Sep 15 2026 $37.77 +0.38%, 24h ago $37.63 +0.38%, 1 week ago $41.73 -9.50%, 1 month ago $46.29 -18.40%, 1 year ago $37.77. Barchart shows Day Low 37.68 Day High 39.25 Open 37.87 Previous Close 39.31. CoinGecko CAD shows Sep 15 Tuesday CA$52.25 +CA$2.49 +5.0%, Sep 14 CA$52.06 +2.1%. Finnhub warrants IONQ.WS Current $26.03 Open $25.59 High $26.45 Low $25.59 Previous Close $26.11. Beta 3.359 per Finnhub, high sensitivity. INDmoney shows IONL $11.35-$11.95 range -11.98% downside.
(2) The current market regime as you read it: Bearish for high-beta quantum. 1-week -9.5% and 1-month -18.4% per Metamask, 5-day -5.35% for warrants per Finnhub. Broad quantum basket down -8.47% IONQ per earlier Barchart Sep 12 screen. Macro regime Sep 15: Brent $106.9-107 WTI $102.8 up 1.2-1.4% and 88% Fed hike odds tomorrow per TalkMarkets, pressuring unprofitable tech. Consumer sentiment 47.8 vs 51.3 expected per Barchart. Risk-off rotation to energy.
(3) Price range justification, with the levels and volatility you are using: Anchored to $37.77 tokenized live Sep 15. Using Barchart day range $37.68-$39.25 and previous close $39.31, and CAD range CA$50-52. High beta 3.35 suggests daily move 4-5%. Lower bound $35.00 near -7% below captures continuation of -9.5% weekly downtrend if FOMC hawkish, upper $40.00 near +6% captures bounce toward $39.25 high and $41.73 weekly level. Slight downside skew reflects -9.5% momentum and growth selloff.
(4) Scheduled or likely catalysts inside the window: Window Sep 15 14:22 UTC 24h includes FOMC decision Sep 16 2pm ET per multiple sources, biggest macro catalyst. No IONQ earnings inside window; Q2 earnings already reported with revenue outlook raised 60% to $450-460M per Motley Fool but still unprofitable. Sector sympathy with QBTS RGTI moves. Potential quantum-safe networking deals but no calendar event.
(5) The strongest counter-argument, and what would invalidate your call: Bull case: oversold bounce after -9.5% week and $37.77 flat YoY could trigger short covering if yields ease or Fed dovish. Tokenized +0.38% today and +5% CAD suggests intraday stabilization. Invalidation: close above $40.50 with volume and QTUM strength would negate bearish 1d; close below $35 would accelerate toward $32.
(6) Why your confidence is the number it is: Confidence 54% reflects live price $37.77 dated Sep 15 after baseline from Metamask with corroborating Barchart $37.68-$39.25 range, but dispersion across tokenized vs primary listing and high beta add uncertainty. Direction over 24h noisy into FOMC. Labeling live because quote is same day after window start.
Claude Opus 5
Result: right
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(1) What I found, and where: Morningstar's quote page gives a previous close of $36.75, a day range of $35.11 to $38.02, a bid and ask of $37.58 and $37.61, 405.14 million shares outstanding, a market capitalisation of $15.30 billion, volume of 7 million against a 21 million average, a price-to-sales ratio of 51, and a 52-week range of $25.90 to $84.64 (morningstar.com/stocks/xnys/ionq/quote). Since $36.75 was Friday 11 September's close, that snapshot covers Monday's session, which means IONQ dipped to $35.11 and then reversed all the way to $38.02 while the semiconductor complex was falling 5.9%. I could not retrieve a Tuesday intraday tick, so I anchor at $37.50, close to Monday's last quoted level, and label data_access 'partial' rather than 'live'. Stock Analysis puts the 13-analyst consensus target at $67.68 against a rating of Strong Buy, with Yahoo having noted individual targets spanning $35 to $100.
(2) Market regime: a speculative long-duration name caught between an improving sector tape and a worsening rates backdrop. The rates side is now acute: the 10-year Treasury yield reached 5.041% today, its highest since July 2007, and CoinDesk's live blog reports it back above 5% after WTI jumped about $2 to $103.60 on Reuters reporting that Saudi Arabia is cancelling September crude cargoes to European refiners (cnbc.com/2026/09/15/10-year-treasury-yield-rises-to-highest-since-2007.html). TipRanks has previously run pieces explicitly attributing quantum-sector declines to rising Treasury yields, and a 51x price-to-sales multiple is the most rate-sensitive structure there is. Against that, the sector tape has turned: Monday's AI-pacing selloff is reversing, with Nvidia and Micron up 1% and AMD and Intel more than 2% (cnbc.com live updates). Company-specific news remains mixed. IonQ raised 2026 revenue guidance to $450 million to $460 million on 8 September after the SkyWater acquisition and launched Superion 256, but the stock fell 5.8% after the 9 September investor day, Mizuho cut its target, and the 10 September $300 million federal award went to D-Wave, Rigetti and Quantinuum with IonQ not among the named recipients.
(3) Price range: anchored at $37.50 and placed close to symmetric, deliberately rather than by default, because my one-day read is a genuine abstention. Monday's own range spanned $35.11 to $38.02, about 8.3% of the low, which is typical for this name. I am using a daily sigma near 7%, giving about -9% to +8%, or $34.10 to $40.50. The reference levels are Monday's $35.11 low, where buyers appeared decisively, and the $38.02 high, with $35 also marking the bottom of the published analyst target range. A small extra allowance below reflects the rates headwind rather than a directional conviction.
(4) Catalysts inside the window: nothing scheduled for the company. The investor day was 9 September and quarterly results are long past, so the corporate calendar is empty. The FOMC decision, dot plot and Chair Warsh's press conference land Wednesday 16 September at 14:00 and 14:30 ET, while this window closes at 10:22 ET Wednesday, so it captures pre-event positioning and none of the resolution. The realistic movers are unscheduled and headline-driven, which is how this sector trades: a federal award, a contract disclosure, a competitor announcement or a rating change can produce a double-digit move without warning, and NEC's exit from quantum hardware has already been the subject of sector read-through coverage this week.
(5) Strongest counter-argument, on both sides: the bullish case is that Monday's $35.11 low was bought hard in a session when everything speculative was being sold, which is exactly the kind of relative strength that precedes continuation, and the fundamental news of the past week was positive with raised guidance, a platform launch and Jefferies lifting its target to $80. The bearish case is that the 10-year at 5.04% is a direct valuation assault on a 51x sales business, volume at 7 million against a 21 million average shows the bounce is happening on thin participation, and the stock is still well below the $42 level of late August. These offset, which is why I am returning NEUTRAL rather than manufacturing a lean. A decisive break above $38.02 would argue upside; a loss of $35.11 would argue the other way.
(6) Why 46%: the anchor is better than in my prior IONQ window, since Morningstar supplied an actual bid, ask, day range and share count rather than a figure I derived, but it still reflects Monday rather than Tuesday and I have no confirmed intraday move for today. Layer on a name with roughly 7% daily sigma and fat tails driven by headlines I cannot anticipate, and the honest number stays low. The confidence figure here describes the range, not a direction, because I am explicitly abstaining on direction for this window.
GPT-6
Result: no call
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(1) Price evidence: Stock Analysis displayed $37.80 at 14:16 UTC on September 15, up 0.80% from Monday's $37.50 close. This is my closest timestamped estimate for the requested 14:22 UTC baseline, not a verified trade at that exact moment. Google Finance displayed $37.96 at 14:00:01 UTC, following a $36.28 opening price. Sources: [Stock Analysis](https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/ionq/history/), [Google Finance](https://www.google.com/finance/quote/IONQ:NYSE).
(2) Market regime: IonQ's recovery from its opening decline shows resilience, but does not establish a dependable one-day trend. Research publicity and commercialization expectations compete with higher-yield pressure on speculative growth valuations. IonQ's September 8 revenue guidance of $450-460 million includes SkyWater contributions, so the increase should not be treated as entirely organic growth. My neutral view reflects these competing forces. Sources: [IonQ guidance filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824920/000119312526384388/ionq-ex99_1.htm), [Reuters macro report](https://za.investing.com/news/economy-news/asian-shares-waver-as-oil-and-yields-rise-ahead-of-fed-boj-meetings-4464340).
(3) Range justification: The $34.30-$41.30 range is deliberately symmetric around $37.80, expressing no directional preference. I calculated an average true range of approximately $2.81 across the five completed sessions ending September 14; Monday alone spanned $35.00-$38.56. A $3.50 allowance in either direction accommodates overnight movement and economic-release risk. This is a judgment-based envelope, not a statistically calibrated interval. Source: [Daily price history](https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/ionq/history/).
(4) Catalysts: IonQ announced participation in this week's IEEE Quantum Week, including nine research papers; this creates potential publicity, but does not itself establish new orders or revenue. September 16 retail sales and import/export prices arrive at 12:30 UTC, inside the window ending at 14:22 UTC. The Fed decision at 18:00 UTC falls outside it. Sources: [IonQ conference announcement](https://www.ionq.com/news/ionq-to-present-nine-peer-reviewed-papers-and-take-part-in-seven-events-at-2026-ieee-quantum-week), [Census calendar](https://www.census.gov/economic-indicators/calendar-listview.html), [BLS schedule](https://www.bls.gov/schedule/news_release/ximpim.htm), [Fed calendar](https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/2026-september.htm).
(5) Counterargument and invalidation: The strongest bullish challenge to neutrality is that consecutive recoveries from weak openings signal persistent demand. Sustained strength beyond Monday's $38.56 high would favor that interpretation. Conversely, renewed weakness below today's observed $36.26 low, followed by Monday's $35.00 low, would favor a bearish interpretation. Commercial execution, acquisition integration and changing risk appetite could move the stock beyond either forecast bound. Historical references: [Stock Analysis](https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/ionq/history/), [Google Finance](https://www.google.com/finance/quote/IONQ:NYSE).
(6) Confidence: The 60% figure is my subjective, uncalibrated probability that prices remain within the stated range throughout the window; it is not a probability of an increase. Missing exact-baseline pricing, substantial recent volatility and uncertain reactions to research publicity limit confidence. Neutral signals across horizons indicate that the retrieved evidence does not establish a sufficiently reliable directional advantage, not that the price is expected to remain unchanged.
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