Travel & Leisure Scan
Travel & Leisure Scan
Middle-of-the-band tape — no extreme on either side. Hotels are the clean trend-hold leaders: MAR and HLT both strong-up + golden cross + well above SMA200, neither extended (RSI 48-58). Cruise lines (RCL/CCL/NCLH) are mid-RSI but all carry death crosses and sit 12-23% off highs — recovering, not confirmed. OTAs split: BKNG is the broken name (downtrend, below SMA200, -23% from high) while EXPE/ABNB recover. Nothing oversold, nothing parabolic — this is a "hold quality, watch the laggards" group.
Latest bar 2026-06-25. All numbers from precomputed
summaries/travel-leisure.json.
Quick Snapshot
| Signal | Reading |
|---|---|
| Overall | 🟡 Neutral-to-constructive — RSI clustered 48-66, no oversold/no parabolic. Hotels (MAR/HLT) clean strong-up + golden cross; cruises mid-RSI but death-crossed; BKNG the lone broken name |
| Key insight | MAR (RSI 48.4, strong-up, golden cross, +18.6% vs SMA200, -7.5% from high) is the best trend-hold entry in the group — lowest RSI of the healthy names with a clean structure = a constructive pullback inside an uptrend. HLT is the same trade one tier higher (RSI 58.2). BKNG (downtrend, -5.4% below SMA200, -23.5% from high, -20.8% 1y) is the avoid |
Price Table
| Stock | Price | RSI | Trend | 7D% | 30D% | 3M% | vs SMA20 | 52wkHi% | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCL | $322.65 | 65.5 | up | +2.75% | +21.15% | +18.36% | +9.2% | -11.96% | 🔍 Watch (death cross) |
| NCLH | $20.92 | 64.4 | weak-up | +2.29% | +22.34% | +5.39% | +8.4% | -23.05% | 🔍 Watch (death cross, at SMA200) |
| EXPE | $253.39 | 62.1 | up | +8.13% | +13.88% | +9.06% | +8.4% | -16.59% | 🔍 Watch (death cross) |
| BKNG | $178.75 | 61.2 | weak-up | +4.38% | +9.74% | +6.32% | +5.9% | -23.47% | ❌ Broken (downtrend, below SMA200) |
| ABNB | $142.60 | 59.5 | strong-up | +1.15% | +7.48% | +8.81% | +4.6% | -3.17% | 🔒 Hold (golden cross, near high) |
| HLT | $343.89 | 58.2 | strong-up | -3.18% | +6.20% | +14.04% | +0.8% | -3.94% | 🔒 Hold (golden cross) |
| CCL | $28.73 | 52.7 | up | -6.65% | +7.56% | +14.33% | +0.8% | -15.56% | 🔍 Watch (death cross, at SMA200) |
| MAR | $380.21 | 48.4 | strong-up | -4.37% | +1.71% | +16.95% | -2.0% | -7.49% | 📈 Accumulate (cleanest entry) |
Tier Analysis
CONFIRMED-BREAKOUT / clean trend-hold (strong-up + golden cross): MAR (RSI 48.4, strong-up, golden cross, +18.6% vs SMA200, -7.5% from high, but pulled -2.0% below SMA20 this week) — the best setup: a healthy uptrend currently in a constructive pullback, lowest RSI of the quality names. HLT (RSI 58.2, strong-up, golden cross, +15.5% vs SMA200, -3.9% from high) — same trade, slightly higher RSI, sitting on SMA20. ABNB (RSI 59.5, strong-up, golden cross, +10.1% vs SMA200, only -3.2% from high) — clean and near its high; hold, room is thinner.
Recovering but UNCONFIRMED / Watch (mid-RSI + death cross):
RCL (RSI 65.5, up, death cross, +21.2% 30D, -12.0% from high), EXPE (RSI 62.1, up, death cross, +13.9% 30D, -16.6% from high), NCLH (RSI 64.4, weak-up, death cross, +22.3% 30D, sitting exactly on SMA200, -23.1% from high), CCL (RSI 52.7, up, death cross, on SMA200, -15.6% from high). All four are bouncing hard on momentum but still carry death-cross flags and sit well off highs — recoveries, not confirmed trend-holds. Wait for a golden-cross flip / SMA200 reclaim.
BROKEN / AVOID:
BKNG (RSI 61.2, downtrend regime, weak-up trend, death cross, -5.4% BELOW SMA200, -23.5% from high, -20.8% 1y, -41.6% 1y alpha) — the only structurally broken name. RSI bounced but the trend, SMA200 position, and trailing returns all say avoid; not a falling knife (RSI mid-60s) but a downtrend rally, not an entry.
OVERSOLD-QUALITY: None. Lowest RSI is MAR at 48.4 (which is the constructive-pullback entry, not a washout).
EXTENDED/TRIM: None. Highest RSI is RCL at 65.5 — no name is overbought.
Entry Zones
| Stock | Price | RSI | 30D% | Setup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR | $380.21 | 48.4 | +1.71% | Cleanest trend-hold: strong-up + golden cross + 18.6% vs SMA200, now -2.0% below SMA20 on a -4.4% 7D dip = constructive pullback inside an uptrend. Best entry in the group |
| HLT | $343.89 | 58.2 | +6.20% | Strong-up + golden cross, sitting on SMA20 ($341.11) after a -3.2% week; add into the dip toward SMA50 ($330.71) |
Action Matrix
| Action | Stocks | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 📈 ACCUMULATE | MAR, HLT | Strong-up + golden cross hotels in constructive pullbacks; cleanest trend-hold entries |
| 🔒 HOLD | ABNB | Clean uptrend but near high (-3.2%) — thinner room; hold, don't chase |
| 🔍 WATCH | RCL, EXPE, NCLH, CCL | Mid-RSI momentum bounces with death-cross flags, off highs — wait for golden-cross/SMA200 reclaim |
| ❌ AVOID | BKNG | Downtrend below SMA200, -23.5% from high, negative 1y return — downtrend rally, not an entry |
What Changed
- Hotels separated as the quality leaders — MAR/HLT/ABNB are the only three strong-up + golden-cross names; MAR's -4.4% week pulled RSI to 48.4, opening the cleanest entry.
- Cruise lines ripping on momentum — RCL +21.2% 30D, NCLH +22.3% 30D — but every cruise name still carries a death cross and sits 12-23% off highs.
- NCLH and CCL both sitting exactly on SMA200 (0.0% / +2.2%) — the make-or-break level for whether the cruise bounce becomes a trend.
- BKNG is the broken outlier — below SMA200, downtrend regime, -20.8% trailing 1y; RSI bounce doesn't fix the structure.
The Gold
Key Discoveries
| Discovery | Implication |
|---|---|
| MAR strong-up + golden cross + RSI 48.4 in a -4% week | Constructive pullback inside an uptrend = the cleanest trend-hold entry in the group |
| All three cruise names (RCL/CCL/NCLH) death-crossed and off highs | Momentum bounce, not confirmed trend — watch SMA200, don't chase |
| BKNG below SMA200, downtrend, -20.8% 1y | Structurally broken; an RSI-61 bounce is a downtrend rally |
Mistakes (Don't Repeat)
| Mistake | Lesson |
|---|---|
| Reading RCL/NCLH's +21-22% 30D as breakout entries | A strong 30D move under a death cross, 12-23% below the high, is a recovery bounce — wait for the cross to flip before treating it as a trend-hold |
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