Travel & Leisure Scan — August 7, 2026 Close

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Travel & Leisure Scan — August 7, 2026 Close

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Airbnb ($ABNB) posted the sector's most extreme move this scan — RSI jumped to 79, the sector's highest reading and firmly overbought, on a 7-day gain of +17.52% that includes a single-day move of +17.43% inside it (cause unknown; no news or event receipt was reviewed this session). Booking Holdings ($BKNG) also pushed into overbought territory at RSI 73.1, still carrying an unresolved death-cross flag. Marriott ($MAR) kept deteriorating — RSI down to 40.6, the sector's worst weekly print (-5.07%), and its 30-day change turned negative. Norwegian Cruise Line ($NCLH) partially recovered off last scan's sharp breakdown (RSI 42.5→47.4, 7-day and 30-day both turned positive) but its trend remains strong-down with a confirmed death cross and the sector's widest 52-week-high gap.

Data as-of 2026-08-07 close (all eight tickers, current bar). All numbers from precomputed summaries/travel-leisure.json. Comparison scan: 2026-07-31-travel-leisure (2026-07-31 close).

Quick Snapshot

Signal Reading
Overall 🟡 Split sector, extended at the top — Airbnb and Booking both pushed into overbought RSI territory, Marriott and Hilton stayed the sector's two weak-down laggards, and Norwegian Cruise Line partly recovered off last scan's breakdown but still carries a confirmed death cross.
Key insight Airbnb's RSI jumped from 59.5 to 79 on a 7-day gain of +17.52%, most of it from a single-day move of +17.43% with no known driver on record this session; Marriott's RSI fell to 40.6, the sector's worst weekly print (-5.07%), with its 30-day change turning negative.

What's Going On

Airbnb had the sector's most outsized move this scan. Its RSI rocketed from 59.5 to 79, the highest reading in the sector and squarely in overbought territory, on a 7-day gain of +17.52% and a 30-day gain of +24.57%, both the sector's best. Most of that move traces to a single trading day inside the week — the summary shows a one-day change of +17.43% — but no news, event, or capture receipt was reviewed this session, so the driver is unconfirmed. Booking Holdings extended its own rally into overbought territory as well: RSI climbed from 60.0 to 73.1, its 7-day print accelerated to +11.16%, and its 30-day change accelerated sharply to +23.02%, though it still carries a death-cross flag in the underlying data. Royal Caribbean and Expedia both held their strong-up trend and posted accelerating 30-day gains (RCL +13.9%, EXPE +19.35%) even as their weekly prints decelerated from last scan's pace. Carnival's trend upgraded from up to strong-up, its 30-day change swinging from -2.49% to +13.07%, and its death-cross flag from last scan resolved into a golden cross.

The other side of the sector kept lagging. Marriott's RSI dropped further, from 48.3 to 40.6, its weekly print worsened to -5.07% (the sector's worst this scan), and its 30-day change turned negative (-4.65%, was +1.22%) — its trend classification remains weak-down for a second straight scan. Hilton stayed the sector's other weak-down name, RSI roughly flat at 43 and its 30-day change worsening slightly to -4.66%. Norwegian Cruise Line, which posted the sector's sharpest reversal last scan, recovered some ground this scan: RSI rose from 42.5 to 47.4, its weekly print turned positive (+3.89%, was -4.34%), and its 30-day change swung from -10.35% to +4.22%. Its trend classification is still strong-down, though, and the underlying data still shows a confirmed death cross alongside its 52-week-high gap, which narrowed but remains the sector's widest at -25.31%.

What Changed Since 2026-07-31

  • Marriott: RSI 48.3→40.6 (dropped further), trend unchanged (weak-down), 7D -0.43%→-5.07% (worsened, worst weekly print in the sector this scan), 30D +1.22%→-4.65% (turned negative), 52wkHi -9.28%→-12.09% (widened).
  • Royal Caribbean: RSI 62.4→59.7 (roughly steady), trend unchanged (strong-up), 7D +8.43%→+0.53% (decelerated sharply), 30D +3.92%→+13.9% (accelerated), 52wkHi -13.15%→-10.66% (narrowed).
  • Booking: RSI 60.0→73.1 (extended into overbought), trend unchanged (up), 7D +8.7%→+11.16% (accelerated), 30D +5.62%→+23.02% (accelerated sharply), 52wkHi -16.78%→-10.69% (narrowed); death-cross flag remains in place.
  • Airbnb: RSI 59.5→79 (extended sharply into overbought, the sector's highest reading), trend unchanged (strong-up), 7D +7.38%→+17.52% (accelerated sharply, best in the sector this scan, driven largely by a single-day move of +17.43% inside the week — cause unknown, no receipt reviewed this session), 30D +2.86%→+24.57% (accelerated sharply, best 30-day print in the sector), 52wkHi -3.18%→-2.56% (narrowed, closest to a new high in the sector).
  • Expedia: RSI 65.5→65.9 (roughly steady), trend unchanged (strong-up), 7D +13.39%→+5.41% (decelerated from last scan's sector-best), 30D +11.42%→+19.35% (accelerated), 52wkHi -5.65%→-2.24% (narrowed, nearly a new high).
  • Hilton: RSI 41.6→43 (roughly steady, still one of the sector's lowest alongside Marriott), trend unchanged (weak-down), 7D -1.38%→-0.9% (still negative but less so), 30D -3.5%→-4.66% (worsened), 52wkHi -10.48%→-9.34% (narrowed slightly).
  • Carnival: RSI 54.4→58.4 (firmed), trend up→strong-up (upgraded), 7D +5.62%→+4.24% (decelerated but still positive), 30D -2.49%→+13.07% (swung strongly positive), 52wkHi -18.28%→-12.81% (narrowed); death-cross flag from last scan resolved into a golden cross.
  • Norwegian Cruise Line: RSI 42.5→47.4 (recovered), trend unchanged (strong-down), 7D -4.34%→+3.89% (turned positive), 30D -10.35%→+4.22% (swung positive), 52wkHi -31.82%→-25.31% (narrowed but still the sector's widest gap); confirmed death cross from last scan remains in place.

How To Read The Board

RSI (Relative Strength Index) gauges how aggressively a stock has been bought or sold over roughly the past two weeks, on a 0-100 scale — under 30 signals an oversold, potentially undervalued stretch; over 70 signals overbought, extended risk; readings in between are neutral. The color icons below track that scale: green marks oversold/healthy, yellow marks neutral, orange marks approaching overbought, red marks a breakdown or extreme overbought reading. Trend reflects a stock's structural direction based on its moving averages (strong-up, weak-up, weak-down, strong-down); vs SMA20 shows how far price sits above or below its 20-day average; 52wkHi shows the distance below the stock's own one-year high — the closer to zero, the closer to a new high.

Price Table

Stock Price RSI Trend 7D% 30D% 3M% vs SMA20 52wkHi% Signal
MAR $353.91 40.6 weak-down -5.07% -4.65% +0.41% -3.6% -12.09% 🔴 Worst weekly print in the sector; 30D turned negative
RCL $320.00 59.7 strong-up +0.53% +13.90% +16.87% +5.1% -10.66% 🟢 Strong-up intact, 30D accelerated
BKNG $214.42 73.1 up +11.16% +23.02% +29.55% +13.6% -10.69% 🟠 Extended into overbought; death-cross flag still unresolved
ABNB $178.07 79.0 strong-up +17.52% +24.57% +25.85% +19.4% -2.56% 🔴 Sector's highest RSI and best 30D gain; outsized single-day move, cause unknown
EXPE $310.68 65.9 strong-up +5.41% +19.35% +35.38% +9.8% -2.24% 🟢 Strong-up intact, 30D accelerated, nearly a new high
HLT $317.60 43.0 weak-down -0.90% -4.66% +0.31% -1.5% -9.34% 🔴 One of the sector's two weak-down names, 30D worsened
CCL $28.99 58.4 strong-up +4.24% +13.07% +10.56% +5.9% -12.81% 🟢 Upgraded to strong-up; death cross resolved into a golden cross
NCLH $19.25 47.4 strong-down +3.89% +4.22% +12.70% -1.8% -25.31% 🟡 Recovering off last scan's breakdown, trend still strong-down with a confirmed death cross

Tier Analysis

RSI < 25 (Oversold): None this scan.

RSI 25-40 (Approaching Oversold): None this scan.

RSI 40+ (Neutral-to-Strong): All eight names sit in this band, split between two extended names and two laggards. Airbnb (79) and Booking (73.1) both pushed into overbought territory — Airbnb's move was the sharpest in the sector, driven largely by a single-day jump with no confirmed driver, and Booking still carries an unresolved death-cross flag. Marriott (40.6) and Hilton (43.0) remain the sector's two weak-down names, with Marriott posting the sector's worst weekly print this scan and its 30-day change turning negative. Royal Caribbean, Expedia, and Carnival all held or upgraded to strong-up with accelerating 30-day gains. Norwegian Cruise Line (47.4) is recovering off last scan's sharp breakdown but its trend is still strong-down with a confirmed death cross and the sector's widest 52-week-high gap.

Entry Zones

Stock Price RSI 30D% Setup
MAR $353.91 40.6 -4.65% Worst weekly print in the sector this scan; 30D turned negative
RCL $320.00 59.7 +13.90% Strong-up intact, 30D accelerated
BKNG $214.42 73.1 +23.02% Extended into overbought; death-cross flag still unresolved
ABNB $178.07 79.0 +24.57% Sector's highest RSI and best 30D gain; outsized single-day move behind it, cause unknown
EXPE $310.68 65.9 +19.35% Strong-up intact, 30D accelerated, nearly a new high
HLT $317.60 43.0 -4.66% One of the sector's two weak-down names, 30D worsened
CCL $28.99 58.4 +13.07% Upgraded to strong-up, death cross resolved
NCLH $19.25 47.4 +4.22% Recovering off last scan's breakdown, still strong-down with a confirmed death cross

Action Matrix

Action Stocks Why
🔒 HOLD RCL, EXPE Strong-up structure intact, 30D gains accelerating
⚠️ AVOID / CAUTION BKNG, ABNB RSI 73/79, extended into overbought — poor risk/reward to chase here
📈 ACCUMULATE / WATCH CCL Freshly upgraded to strong-up, death cross resolved this scan
⚠️ WATCH / CAUTION MAR, HLT Weak-down persists for both, 30D negative
🔍 WATCH NCLH Recovering off last scan's breakdown, but trend still strong-down with a confirmed death cross

What To Watch Next

Does Airbnb's RSI 79 cool off from here given the size of the single-day move behind it — a driver this scan couldn't confirm — or does the rally keep extending? Does Booking's death-cross flag ever resolve the way Carnival's and Expedia's already have? Does Marriott's deterioration, now the sector's worst weekly print, stabilize, or does it join Hilton as a durable laggard? And does Norwegian Cruise Line's recovery off last scan's breakdown continue, or was this one bounce inside a still-confirmed strong-down trend?

Sources

  • Tape data (price/RSI/SMA/returns): pre-computed summaries as of the 2026-08-07 close — travel-leisure.
  • Comparison figures: 2026-07-31-travel-leisure (2026-07-31 close).
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