Policy Pick · September 16, 2026
As of close 2026-09-16

RGTI

Rigetti Computing, Inc.RESHORING

Real policy. Real catalysts. Policy creates winners before Wall Street notices. We find them first.

Current Price
$14.79
Market Cap
N/A
Scanner Status
Noisepolicy-driven, not technical
Status
VerifiedTIER_1_14DCONTRACT
Winner Score
55 /100
Policy-catalyst strength, 0–100

Investment Thesis

1

Secures $100M CHIPS Act funding for domestic quantum computing manufacturing

2

Validates transition from speculative R&D to critical national security infrastructure

3

High short interest and massive drawdown create explosive short-squeeze potential

RGTI offers a textbook asymmetric setup, combining a massive, verifiable policy catalyst (CHIPS Act funding) with a deeply depressed technical baseline. The market continues to price it as a speculative quantum play, ignoring its new status as a federally backed domestic manufacturing asset.

Policy Rationale

The $100M definitive agreement with the Department of Commerce directly aligns with the administration's strategic push to onshore advanced semiconductor capabilities.

Technical Setup

Trading 74.5% below its 52-week high with 17.7% short interest, RGTI is primed for a high-beta momentum reversal in this resilient RISK_ON regime.

Key Risks
History of accounting restatements and material weaknesses
High cash burn rate typical of early-stage quantum hardware developers
Competitive Field — considered, not selected
BKSY

The $30M international defense contract is a routine award rather than a US policy-shift catalyst, limiting its broader thematic tailwind.

AMRC

Routine VA task order lacks the structural policy-shift magnitude of a new federal funding program, and heavy infrastructure names have recently struggled to catch momentum bids.

Recent Performance History

141 total picks · 45% win (7d) · 50% win (30d) · 41% beat SPY (7d) · Full history →
DateTickerThemeEntryLastGain/Loss7d30d60d
2026-09-15GEOBORDER$31.26$30.85-1.31%N/AN/AN/A
2026-09-14DRSDEFENSE$35.91$35.91+0.00%N/AN/AN/A
2026-09-11RGTIRESHORING$15.27$14.79-3.14%N/AN/AN/A
2026-09-10GEOBORDER$31.38$30.85-1.69%N/AN/AN/A
2026-09-09CACIBORDER$606.85$631.18+4.01%+4.01%N/AN/A
2026-09-08AGXENERGY$436.78$393.72-9.86%-11.00%N/AN/A
2026-09-04BWXTENERGY$157.59$145.66-7.57%-4.74%N/AN/A
2026-09-03BWXTENERGY$160.25$145.66-9.10%-4.84%N/AN/A
2026-09-02BWXTENERGY$155.67$145.66-6.43%+0.67%N/AN/A
2026-09-01BWXTENERGY$161.54$145.66-9.83%-0.70%N/AN/A
2026-08-31BWXTENERGY$152.29$145.66-4.35%+5.33%N/AN/A
2026-08-28HDSNRESHORING$5.43$5.21-4.05%-1.47%N/AN/A
2026-08-26CLFRESHORING$11.54$12.15+5.29%+7.63%N/AN/A
2026-08-21CXWBORDER$34.01$34.93+2.71%-0.59%N/AN/A
2026-08-20XEENERGY$18.29N/A+0.00%N/AN/AN/A
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