Andretti Acquisition Corp. II (POLEU) Stock: Why It Moved
Updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:00 PM ET · closing price
- Closed at $10.71, +0.00% vs the prior close of $10.71.
- No new SEC filings since the prior session.
- No new insider buys or sales reported since the prior session.
POLEU ends flat (+0.0%) to $10.71, 8 down days in a row. Closed at $10.71, +0.00% vs the prior close of $10.71. Day range $10.71–$10.71, opened at $10.71.
POLEU daily analysis — what happened
A plain-English, data-only note for every US trading day (today's note updates every 2 hours while the market is open). Newest first; older days stay archived below.
Oct 16, 2026 — POLEU ends flat (+0.0%) to $10.71, 8 down days in a row
- Closed at $10.71, +0.00% vs the prior close of $10.71. Day range $10.71–$10.71, opened at $10.71.
- Price is -1.3% vs its 50-day average ($10.85) and -4.9% vs its 200-day average ($11.26).
- 52-week range $10.49–$12.26; today's close sits at 12% of that range, 12.6% below the 52-week high.
- That makes 8 straight losses.
Oct 15, 2026 — POLEU ends flat (+0.0%) to $10.71, 7 down days in a row
- Closed at $10.71, +0.00% vs the prior close of $10.71. Day range $10.71–$10.71, opened at $10.71.
- Price is -1.3% vs its 50-day average ($10.85) and -4.9% vs its 200-day average ($11.26).
- 52-week range $10.49–$12.26; today's close sits at 12% of that range, 12.6% below the 52-week high.
- That makes 7 straight losses.
Oct 14, 2026 — POLEU ends flat (+0.0%) to $10.71, 6 down days in a row
- Closed at $10.71, +0.00% vs the prior close of $10.71. Day range $10.71–$10.71, opened at $10.71.
- Price is -1.3% vs its 50-day average ($10.85) and -4.9% vs its 200-day average ($11.26).
- 52-week range $10.49–$12.26; today's close sits at 12% of that range, 12.6% below the 52-week high.
- That makes 6 straight losses.
Oct 13, 2026 — POLEU ends flat (+0.0%) to $10.71, 5 down days in a row
- Closed at $10.71, +0.00% vs the prior close of $10.71. Day range $10.71–$10.71, opened at $10.71.
- Price is -1.3% vs its 50-day average ($10.86) and -4.9% vs its 200-day average ($11.26).
- 52-week range $10.49–$12.26; today's close sits at 12% of that range, 12.6% below the 52-week high.
- That makes 5 straight losses.
Oct 12, 2026 — POLEU ends flat (+0.0%) to $10.71, 4 down days in a row
- Closed at $10.71, +0.00% vs the prior close of $10.71. Day range $10.71–$10.71, opened at $10.71.
- Price is -1.4% vs its 50-day average ($10.86) and -4.9% vs its 200-day average ($11.26).
- 52-week range $10.49–$12.26; today's close sits at 12% of that range, 12.6% below the 52-week high.
- That makes 4 straight losses.
Oct 9, 2026 — POLEU ends flat (+0.0%) to $10.71, 3 down days in a row
- Closed at $10.71, +0.00% vs the prior close of $10.71. Day range $10.71–$10.71, opened at $10.71.
- Price is -1.4% vs its 50-day average ($10.86) and -4.9% vs its 200-day average ($11.26).
- 52-week range $10.49–$12.26; today's close sits at 12% of that range, 12.6% below the 52-week high.
- That makes 3 straight losses.
Oct 8, 2026 — POLEU ends flat (+0.0%) to $10.71
- Closed at $10.71, +0.00% vs the prior close of $10.71. Day range $10.71–$10.71, opened at $10.71.
- Price is -1.4% vs its 50-day average ($10.86) and -4.9% vs its 200-day average ($11.26).
- 52-week range $10.49–$12.26; today's close sits at 12% of that range, 12.6% below the 52-week high.
Oct 7, 2026 — POLEU dips 0.6% to $10.71, a 1-month low on 9.4x normal volume
- Closed at $10.71, -0.65% vs the prior close of $10.78. Day range $10.71–$11.40, opened at $11.40.
- Volume was 501 shares, 9.4x its 50-day average of 54 — unusually heavy trading.
- Price is -1.5% vs its 50-day average ($10.87) and -4.9% vs its 200-day average ($11.26).
- 52-week range $10.49–$12.26; today's close sits at 12% of that range, 12.6% below the 52-week high.
Oct 6, 2026 — POLEU rises 0.4% to $10.78, a 1-month high on 4.1x normal volume
- Closed at $10.78, +0.37% vs the prior close of $10.74. Day range $10.78–$10.79, opened at $10.79.
- Volume was 205 shares, 4.1x its 50-day average of 49 — unusually heavy trading.
- Price is -0.8% vs its 50-day average ($10.87) and -4.3% vs its 200-day average ($11.26).
- 52-week range $10.49–$12.26; today's close sits at 16% of that range, 12.1% below the 52-week high.
Oct 5, 2026 — POLEU ends flat (+0.0%) to $10.74, 20 down days in a row
- Closed at $10.74, +0.00% vs the prior close of $10.74. Day range $10.74–$10.74, opened at $10.74.
- Price is -1.2% vs its 50-day average ($10.87) and -4.6% vs its 200-day average ($11.26).
- 52-week range $10.49–$12.26; today's close sits at 14% of that range, 12.4% below the 52-week high.
- That makes 20 straight losses.
Oct 2, 2026 — POLEU ends flat (+0.0%) to $10.74, 19 down days in a row
- Closed at $10.74, +0.00% vs the prior close of $10.74. Day range $10.74–$10.74, opened at $10.74.
- Price is -1.2% vs its 50-day average ($10.87) and -4.6% vs its 200-day average ($11.26).
- 52-week range $10.49–$12.26; today's close sits at 14% of that range, 12.4% below the 52-week high.
- That makes 19 straight losses.
POLEU bull case vs bear case (from the data)
- Latest fiscal-year net income: profit of $8.35M.
- Price is -1.3% vs its 50-day average — short-term trend is down.
- Price is -4.9% vs its 200-day average — below the long-term trend line.
- Thin trading (under $2M a day on average) can mean wide bid/ask spreads.
POLEU latest news & SEC filings
Every SEC filing by or about POLEU in the last 120 days, explained in plain English. Updated daily, with a same-day refresh for new filings.
Oct 5, 2026 · Form SCHEDULE 13G/A — Update to a passive 5%+ stake (13G)
Update to a passive 5%+ stake (13G)
Filed by an outside investor (not the company). It reports a holding of more than 5% of a share class; percentage and holder name are in the filing.
Sep 14, 2026 · Form SCHEDULE 13G — Passive stake (13G)
Passive stake (13G) — an investor reported owning more than 5%
Filed by an outside investor (not the company). It reports a holding of more than 5% of a share class; percentage and holder name are in the filing.
Sep 9, 2026 · Form 4 — Insider trade
Insider trade report (Form 4) — a director, officer or 10%+ owner changed their holdings
Insider holdings update with no common-stock transactions in the table (often options or derivative awards only).
Sep 9, 2026 · Form 8-K — Major event / current report
Current report — a filing companies must make within 4 business days of a major event
- Item 1.01 — Signed a material agreement.
- Item 5.03 — Amended its charter or bylaws / changed fiscal year.
- Item 5.07 — Reported shareholder vote results.
- Item 8.01 — Reported other events the company considers important.
Sep 8, 2026 · Form DEFA14A — Additional proxy materials
Additional proxy materials
Sep 8, 2026 · Form 8-K — Major event / current report
Current report — a filing companies must make within 4 business days of a major event
- Item 1.01 — Signed a material agreement.
Sep 3, 2026 · Form DEFA14A — Additional proxy materials
Additional proxy materials
Sep 3, 2026 · Form 8-K — Major event / current report
Current report — a filing companies must make within 4 business days of a major event
- Item 1.01 — Signed a material agreement.
Sep 3, 2026 · Form DEFA14A — Additional proxy materials
Additional proxy materials
Sep 3, 2026 · Form 8-K — Major event / current report
Current report — a filing companies must make within 4 business days of a major event
- Item 1.01 — Signed a material agreement.
Sep 1, 2026 · Form DEFA14A — Additional proxy materials
Additional proxy materials
Sep 1, 2026 · Form 8-K — Major event / current report
Current report — a filing companies must make within 4 business days of a major event
- Item 1.01 — Signed a material agreement.
Aug 28, 2026 · Form DEFA14A — Additional proxy materials
Additional proxy materials
Aug 28, 2026 · Form 8-K — Major event / current report
Current report — a filing companies must make within 4 business days of a major event
- Item 1.01 — Signed a material agreement.
- Item 5.07 — Reported shareholder vote results.
- Item 8.01 — Reported other events the company considers important.
Aug 6, 2026 · Form 10-Q — Quarterly report
Quarterly report (unaudited financial statements for the quarter)
Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026:
- Net income: $2.01M (prior year $2.29M) (-12.1% vs Jun 30, 2025)
Things to know before you trade POLEU
- How much it moves: over the last 20 sessions the average daily move was 0.05% (largest 0.6%). That is a relatively calm stock.
- Liquidity: about 35 shares (≈$378) trade per day on average. Thin volume can mean wider bid/ask spreads.
- 52-week position: $10.71 vs a range of $10.49–$12.26 (12% of the range).
- Dividends: no cash dividends in the last 2 years.
- Splits: none in the last 2 years.
- Insider trades (Form 4, last 12 months, recent 25 shown): 0 open-market buys, 0 sales.
- Latest filings: 8-K Sep 9, 2026; 8-K Sep 8, 2026; 8-K Sep 3, 2026.
- Listing: Nasdaq · industry: Blank Checks.
POLEU market data (last 20 sessions)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 0 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 0 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 0 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 0 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 0 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 11.40 | 11.40 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 501 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 10.79 | 10.79 | 10.78 | 10.78 | 205 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 0 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 0 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 0 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 0 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 0 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 0 |
About Andretti Acquisition Corp. II
Andretti Acquisition Corp. II (POLEU) is listed on the Nasdaq and classified by the SEC under “Blank Checks”. Its business address is in INDIANAPOLIS, IN. State of incorporation: Cayman Islands. Fiscal year ends December 31. SEC CIK 2025341.
POLEU board of directors & executives
From SEC Form 3/4/5 insider filings made in the last 12 months (date = latest filing).
Directors
| Name | Role | Latest filing |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Andretti | Director | Sep 9, 2026 |
| William J Sandbrook | Executive Chairman | Sep 9, 2026 |
Executive officers
| Name | Title | Latest filing |
|---|---|---|
| William Matthew Brown | CEO | Sep 9, 2026 |
| William J Sandbrook | Executive Chairman | Sep 9, 2026 |
Recent insider buys & sales
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No open-market insider buys or sales reported in the last 12 months. | ||||
POLEU financials (annual, from XBRL filings)
| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Operating cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | — | $8.35M | — | $-1.20M |
Latest balance sheet: total assets $248.88M, total liabilities $11.02M, cash $876.17K (as of Jun 30, 2026).
POLEU earnings / results-day log
| Date | Filing | Close that day |
|---|---|---|
| No 8-K earnings releases in recent filings. | ||
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