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Rigetti Computing slips 4.8% in confirmation week as MACD turns bullish

Rigetti Computing bounces 7% off its 20-day average and the weekly MACD turns back above Signal, but the confirmation week of the new buy signal closes down 4.8%. The full technical read.

Rigetti Computing slips 4.8% in confirmation week as MACD turns bullish
Buy signal, confirmation week

Rigetti Computing slips 4.8% in confirmation week as MACD turns bullish

August 21, 2026

Our view last week

Rigetti Computing stock climbs 4.9% this week, but it's still boxed in between the 200-day average and its 7-day high, with the break that would open the way still unconfirmed. Price action flags 3 warnings out of 11 components — contracting volumes, mixed rejection bars, distribution still underway — while signal strength runs high, wide and volatile. Here's the technical analysis behind the new buy signal.

This week's summary

Rigetti Computing bounces hard off its 20-day moving average — a touch in the 17 area, a 7% rebound — and the weekly MACD moves back above the Signal line after 6 weeks below it. The week still closes down 4.8%, and price action flags caution on 4 of 11 components: contracting volume, strong distribution. Here's the technical read behind the new buy signal.
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IQS Phase
51
ordinary
Signal Strength
86
high · wide & volatile
Sizing
FULL
Ranking
#53 / 167
US stocks in progress
Trade P&L %
-4.84%
from signal to date, no stop loss

Chart · Weekly — EMA50 · MACD · VWAP

Weekly chart · EMA50 · MACD · VWAP · Source: TradingView
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Rank position

ranks 53rd among the 167 Longs already running for US stocks in our ranking, with a signal strength of 86 out of 100.

Sector context

SectorGrowth Tech
Benchmark ETFXLK
Sector regimeweak phase
Performanceweekly -3.53% · monthly +1.69%

RGTI belongs to the growth tech sector (reference ETF XLK). The sector is classified weak phase according to our weekly reading.

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