IBM Stock Pops on Quantum Deal with Cisco Systems – Schaeffer’s Investment Research

IBM Stock Pops on Quantum Deal with Cisco Systems – Schaeffer’s Investment Research

By Laura McCandless
Publication Date: 2025-11-20 16:01:00

IBM is looking to snap a three-day losing streak

Shares of IBM Corp (NYSE:IBM) are on the rise, up 2.9% at $296.81 at last glance, after news broke that the company is partnering with fellow Dow member Cisco Systems (CSCO) to build a network of “large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers.” With plans to finish by early next decade, the two hope to offer a proof-of-concept within five years. 

On the charts, IBM just experienced a short-term pullback from its Nov. 12 record high of $324.90, looking to snap a three-day losing streak with today’s pop. Year to date, the equity is up 35.2%. 

Put traders have been targeting the stock over the last couple weeks. Though calls are still winning out on an absolute basis, IBM’s 10-day…