The Defiance Daily Target 2X Long RGTI ETF (RGTX) is trading down 5.9% as its underlying stock, Rigetti Computing (RGTI), continues to slide following revelations of a significant insider sale.
- The primary driver of the weakness is the recently reported sale of nearly 500,000 shares by Rigetti's CTO, David Rivas, valued at approximately $12.7 million.
- This large sale by a key technical executive has negatively impacted investor sentiment and is seen as the main catalyst for the stock's recent sharp declines, overshadowing other company news.
- The drop continues a broader unwind in the quantum computing name, which had seen a significant run-up in prior weeks.