IonQ, Inc. (IONQ) Price Insights: Volatility, Support & Resistance, Streaks & Historical Returns
IONQ last closed at $39.20, 23% of the way through its 52-week range of $26.59 to $82.09. Downtrend, price below a falling 50-day average. Volatility is currently above its normal for this stock, at the 62th percentile of its own recent range. It is on a 1-day down streak.
Measured against its own trading history, not the broader market, so you're seeing what's actually unusual for this stock specifically. See if short sellers are involved →
Which way the stock is leaning right now, across a short-term streak and a longer-term trend signal.
Over the past 10 trading days, IONQ has fallen on 5 occasions, for a net -12.9%. In the most recent session, volume rose by about 5.23M shares to 20.11M shares, roughly 788.23M in traded value. Falling price on lighter volume can suggest selling pressure is fading rather than building.
Over the past 60 trading days, IONQ has been in the upper part of a moderate falling trend. If this trend and IONQ's typical volatility continue, a statistical extrapolation points to roughly a -72.1% move over the next 3 months, landing between $-20.09 and $42.00 about 90% of the time under that assumption. This is an extrapolation of recent conditions, not a forecast, trends and volatility both change without warning.
IONQ moved -7.7% on Aug 28, 2026. Here's how unusual that is, and what's followed similar moves before.
| After similar days... | Avg return | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| Next day | +1.3% | 54% (n=220) |
| Next 5 days | +2.2% | 49% (n=219) |
| Next 20 days | +5.2% | 44% (n=218) |
A quick visual read on how close the stock is trading to its yearly high or low.
All-time high/low and every % figure on this page use prices adjusted for stock splits and dividends, so they stay comparable across the stock's full history.
Price levels IONQ has repeatedly turned at over the last 2 years, and where it has spent most of its recent trading history.
Highlighted bar marks the price band IONQ is in right now. Longer bars are price levels the stock has spent more time at, often described as "value areas." (This histogram uses full history; support/resistance above is recent-only.)
| Up streak reaches... | Extended further |
|---|---|
| 2 days | 47% (n=169) |
| 3 days | 43% (n=80) |
| 4 days | 55% (n=33) |
| 5+ days | 65% (n=17) |
| Down streak reaches... | Extended further |
|---|---|
| 2 days | 57% (n=160) |
| 3 days | 57% (n=91) |
| 4 days | 56% (n=50) |
| 5+ days | 54% (n=28) |
If you'd bought IONQ on any random day in its history and held for N days, here's what typically happened, including the rough downside case.
| Hold for | Avg return | Win rate | Rough downside (bottom 10%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.3% | 48% | -6.4% |
| 1 week | +1.4% | 50% | -13.9% |
| 2 weeks | +2.9% | 49% | -20.0% |
| 1 month | +6.1% | 47% | -26.2% |
| 3 months | +22.3% | 44% | -36.8% |
| 6 months | +44.7% | 53% | -48.9% |
IONQ has had 73 single-day moves of at least +12.1% on record (roughly twice its typical daily swing). Here's what followed, historically.
| Next | Avg return | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.8% | 44% (n=52) |
| 5 days | +0.6% | 44% (n=52) |
| 10 days | +3.2% | 44% (n=52) |
| Next | Avg return | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +3.2% | 76% (n=21) |
| 5 days | +10.7% | 71% (n=21) |
| 10 days | +10.2% | 67% (n=21) |
A historical pattern in IONQ's own price data, not a prediction, small sample sizes (low "n") mean less reliable signal.
How often IONQ opens at least 1% away from the prior close, and how quickly price trades back to fill that gap.
Every daily return on record, bucketed. Taller bars at the edges mean bigger, more frequent extreme days than a "typical" stock.
Trailing 1-year annualized volatility: 96.3%. Average intraday range: 7.9%, a rough gauge for sizing stops. Day categories are relative to IONQ's own median daily move, not a fixed threshold.
Days where volume ran at least 2x the trailing 30-day average, often institutional activity or a news-driven move. 1 in the last 90 days. Today's volume is running at 1.0x the 30-day average.
| Date | Volume | vs 30-day avg | Price move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 67.77M | 2.3x | -2.47% |
| Apr 16, 2026 | 79.29M | 3.4x | +3.31% |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 96.97M | 4.6x | +20.95% |
| Apr 14, 2026 | 68.01M | 3.5x | +20.16% |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 47.41M | 2.1x | +0.22% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 70.33M | 3.3x | +21.70% |
| Jan 26, 2026 | 39.55M | 2.2x | -8.21% |
| Sep 19, 2025 | 50.96M | 2.4x | +5.39% |
How deep this stock's corrections have run, and how long they've taken to climb back.
| Peak | Trough | Decline | Recovered | Days to recover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 | -10.8% | Oct 13, 2025 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | -18.2% | Oct 6, 2025 | 4 |
| Jan 6, 2025 | Mar 10, 2025 | -64.2% | Sep 12, 2025 | 129 |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | -13.4% | Jan 6, 2025 | 3 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Dec 18, 2024 | -14.5% | Dec 20, 2024 | 2 |
Return by month, every year on record, plus average by weekday. Context, not a trading signal on its own; small sample sizes here too.
| Year | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -15 | 0 | -25 | 62 | 56 | -23 | -29 | 1 | ||||
| 2025 | -8 | -41 | -5 | 18 | 47 | 6 | -1 | 12 | 43 | -1 | -16 | -5 |
| 2024 | -16 | 1 | -6 | -14 | -7 | -10 | 19 | -1 | 26 | 84 | 146 | 30 |
| 2023 | 28 | 0 | 33 | -10 | 97 | 26 | 43 | -13 | -15 | -35 | 20 | -9 |
| 2022 | -35 | 31 | -12 | -39 | -27 | -17 | 23 | 13 | -12 | 12 | -8 | -30 |
| 2021 | 5 | 25 | -26 | 2 | -8 | 7 | -7 | 1 | 4 | 63 | 52 | -20 |
Cell = that month's return (%), rounded. Darker green = stronger gain, darker red = deeper loss.
Comparing 2026's price path so far to every other full year on record, ranked by how closely they tracked. What happened for the rest of those years:
Similarity is based on the shape of the price path, not the cause, years can look alike for very different reasons. Context, not a forecast.
Does IONQ grind up and drop fast, or climb in bursts and fade slowly? The shape of its up days vs down days tells you.
Straight, sourced answers, the kind of questions traders actually type into a search bar or ask an AI assistant.
What is IONQ's 52-week high and low?
IonQ, Inc. (IONQ)'s 52-week high is $82.09, set on Oct 13, 2025. Its 52-week low is $26.59, set on Mar 30, 2026. It last closed at $39.20.
Is IONQ more volatile than usual right now?
IONQ's short-term volatility is above its normal, sitting at the 62th percentile of its own 1-2 year range.
What happens after IONQ has a big move?
Looking at IONQ's 73 single-day moves of +12.1% or more: after a big up day, it has averaged +0.6% over the next 5 sessions (44% positive). After a big down day, it has averaged +10.7% over the next 5 sessions (71% positive).
How long does IONQ usually take to recover from a drop?
Across 5 drawdowns of 10% or more on record, IONQ has taken an average of 65 trading days to climb back to its prior high. It is currently -67.6% below its Oct 13, 2025 peak and has not yet recovered.
Does IONQ have a seasonal pattern?
Historically, November has been IONQ's strongest month, averaging +38.8% and finishing positive in 60% of years. March has been the weakest, averaging -6.8%. This is a historical pattern, not a guarantee.
What is IONQ's longest winning streak?
IONQ's longest winning streak on record is 9 trading days, from Oct 7, 2021 to Oct 19, 2021, a combined gain of +50.5%. Its longest losing streak is 9 days.
How often do IONQ's price gaps get filled?
IONQ has gapped up at least 1% on 474 occasions, filling that gap within 5 sessions 86% of the time. It has gapped down at least 1% on 354 occasions, filling within 5 sessions 82% of the time.
Where is IONQ trading relative to its all-time high?
IONQ is trading -52.2% from its all-time high of $82.09 (Oct 13, 2025). Its current price is higher than 81% of all closing prices in its history on record.