Travel & Leisure Scan — August 7, 2026 Close
Travel & Leisure Scan — August 7, 2026 Close
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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