Travel & Leisure Scan — August 14, 2026 Close
Travel & Leisure Scan — August 14, 2026 Close
The sector's overbought extremes eased slightly while momentum reversed broadly. Airbnb ($ABNB) and Booking Holdings ($BKNG) — last scan's two most extended names — both cooled a touch (RSI 79.0→75.0 and 73.1→69.4) but remain the sector's two highest readings, while Expedia ($EXPE) pushed further into overbought territory (RSI 65.9→73.9) on the sector's best weekly print (+7.08%). Marriott ($MAR) and Hilton ($HLT), the two prior laggards, both recovered — RSI up to 45.3 and 53.0 — even as most of the rest of the sector's weekly changes flipped negative. Norwegian Cruise Line ($NCLH) held an unchanged RSI of 47.4, but its 30-day change swung back negative and its trend remains strong-down with a confirmed death cross, still the sector's widest 52-week-high gap and widening further to -30.06%. The airline-tracking ETF ($JETS) enters this scan's tracked comparison for the first time.
Data as-of 2026-08-14 close for all nine tickers (current bar for the full group; JETS is newly tracked in this watchlist's comparison). All numbers from precomputed summaries/travel-leisure.json. Comparison scan: 2026-08-08-travel-leisure (2026-08-07 close).
Quick Snapshot
| Signal | Reading |
|---|---|
| Overall | 🟡 Extended names cooled slightly, laggards recovered, weekly momentum broadly reversed negative. |
| Key insight | Expedia pushed further into overbought territory (RSI 73.9) while Airbnb and Booking eased off their extremes but stayed the sector's two highest readings; Marriott and Hilton both recovered off weak-down lows even as most of the sector's weekly prints turned negative; Norwegian Cruise Line's 30-day change swung back negative with its trend still strong-down and a confirmed death cross. |
What's Going On
Airbnb and Booking Holdings, last scan's two most extended names, both eased slightly this scan but remain the sector's highest RSI readings: Airbnb dropped from 79.0 to 75.0 and Booking from 73.1 to 69.4. Airbnb's weekly change decelerated sharply, from +17.52% (much of it a single-day move last scan flagged as having no confirmed driver) to +3.36%, while its 30-day change held roughly steady at +24.05%, still among the sector's best. Booking's weekly print reversed to -1.10% (was +11.16%) and its 30-day change decelerated to +16.01% (was +23.02%); it still carries an unresolved death-cross flag in the underlying data. Expedia moved the other direction, extending further into overbought territory: RSI climbed from 65.9 to 73.9, its weekly print accelerated to +7.08% (the sector's best this scan), and its 30-day change accelerated to +24.55%, edging out Airbnb for the sector's best. Its 52-week-high gap narrowed to -0.91%, the tightest in the group.
Marriott and Hilton, the sector's two weak-down laggards last scan, both recovered ground: Marriott's RSI rose from 40.6 to 45.3 and its weekly print turned positive (+0.79%, was -5.07%, the sector's worst last scan), though its 30-day change (-3.34%) stayed negative and its trend classification is still weak-down. Hilton's RSI climbed from 43.0 to 53.0, its weekly print turned positive (+3.03%, was -0.90%), and its 30-day change nearly flattened to -0.39% (was -4.66%) — also still weak-down. Royal Caribbean and Carnival, both strong-up last scan with accelerating 30-day gains, saw their weekly momentum reverse negative this scan: Royal Caribbean's weekly print flipped to -4.69% (was +0.53%) and its 30-day change decelerated sharply to +4.39% (was +13.90%); Carnival's weekly print flipped to -3.00% (was +4.24%) and its 30-day change decelerated to +6.31% (was +13.07%). Norwegian Cruise Line's RSI held exactly flat at 47.4, but its weekly print reversed to -1.25% (was +3.89%) and its 30-day change swung back negative to -3.65% (was +4.22%); its trend remains strong-down with a confirmed death cross, and its 52-week-high gap, already the sector's widest last scan at -25.31%, widened further to -28.07%. The airline-tracking ETF, JETS, enters this scan's comparison for the first time at RSI 50.2 with a strong-up trend and no prior-scan reading on file.
What Changed Since 2026-08-08
- Marriott: RSI 40.6→45.3 (recovered), trend unchanged (weak-down), 7D -5.07%→+0.79% (reversed positive, was the sector's worst weekly print last scan), 30D -4.65%→-3.34% (improved, still negative), 52wkHi -12.09%→-14.22% (widened).
- Royal Caribbean: RSI 59.7→48.5 (eased), trend unchanged (strong-up), 7D +0.53%→-4.69% (reversed negative), 30D +13.90%→+4.39% (decelerated sharply), 52wkHi -10.66%→-15.45% (widened).
- Booking: RSI 73.1→69.4 (eased), trend unchanged (up), 7D +11.16%→-1.10% (reversed negative), 30D +23.02%→+16.01% (decelerated), 52wkHi -10.69%→-7.96% (narrowed); death-cross flag remains in place.
- Airbnb: RSI 79.0→75.0 (eased off the sector's highest reading), trend unchanged (strong-up), 7D +17.52%→+3.36% (decelerated sharply from last scan's outsized move), 30D +24.57%→+24.05% (roughly steady), 52wkHi -2.56%→-1.06% (narrowed further, closest to a new high in the sector).
- Expedia: RSI 65.9→73.9 (extended further into overbought), trend unchanged (strong-up), 7D +5.41%→+7.08% (accelerated, best in the sector this scan), 30D +19.35%→+24.55% (accelerated, now the sector's best), 52wkHi -2.24%→-0.91% (narrowed, tightest in the sector).
- Hilton: RSI 43.0→53.0 (recovered), trend unchanged (weak-down), 7D -0.90%→+3.03% (reversed positive), 30D -4.66%→-0.39% (improved sharply, nearly flat), 52wkHi -9.34%→-10.39% (widened slightly).
- Carnival: RSI 58.4→53.1 (eased), trend unchanged (strong-up), 7D +4.24%→-3.00% (reversed negative), 30D +13.07%→+6.31% (decelerated), 52wkHi -12.81%→-18.69% (widened).
- Norwegian Cruise Line: RSI unchanged at 47.4, trend unchanged (strong-down), 7D +3.89%→-1.25% (reversed negative), 30D +4.22%→-3.65% (swung negative), 52wkHi -25.31%→-28.07% (widened further, still the sector's widest gap); confirmed death cross remains in place.
- JETS (ETF): RSI 50.2, trend strong-up, 7D -3.01%, 30D +0.99%, 52wkHi -6.46% — newly tracked in this scan's comparison; no prior-scan value on file.
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 a healthy/strong reading, yellow marks neutral or mixed signals, orange marks an extended-but-not-extreme reading, red marks a breakdown or the sector's most extreme/weakest reading. Trend reflects a stock's structural direction based on its moving averages (strong-up, 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 | $356.72 | 45.3 | weak-down | +0.79% | -3.34% | +1.21% | -1.8% | -14.22% | 🟡 Recovered off last scan's worst weekly print; still weak-down |
| RCL | $305.00 | 48.5 | strong-up | -4.69% | +4.39% | +17.78% | -1.4% | -15.45% | 🟡 Strong-up intact but momentum decelerated sharply |
| BKNG | $212.06 | 69.4 | up | -1.10% | +16.01% | +37.93% | +7.7% | -7.96% | 🟠 Still extended; death-cross flag unresolved |
| ABNB | $184.06 | 75.0 | strong-up | +3.36% | +24.05% | +38.55% | +16.3% | -1.06% | 🔴 Sector's highest RSI, eased off last scan's extreme |
| EXPE | $332.69 | 73.9 | strong-up | +7.08% | +24.55% | +53.12% | +12.0% | -0.91% | 🔴 Extended further into overbought; best weekly and 30D prints in the sector |
| HLT | $327.21 | 53.0 | weak-down | +3.03% | -0.39% | +3.54% | +1.8% | -10.39% | 🟡 Recovered sharply; still weak-down |
| CCL | $28.12 | 53.1 | strong-up | -3.00% | +6.31% | +15.44% | +1.9% | -18.69% | 🟡 Strong-up intact but weekly print reversed negative |
| NCLH | $19.01 | 47.4 | strong-down | -1.25% | -3.65% | +22.49% | -2.3% | -30.06% | 🔴 30D swung negative; confirmed death cross, sector's widest 52wk gap |
| JETS | $31.56 | 50.2 | strong-up | -3.01% | +0.99% | +23.47% | +0.3% | -6.46% | 🟡 Newly tracked in this comparison; no prior-scan reading |
Tier Analysis
RSI < 25 (Oversold): None this scan.
RSI 25-40 (Approaching Oversold): None this scan.
RSI 40+ (Neutral-to-Strong) — the whole sector: All nine names sit in this band. Airbnb (75.0) and Expedia (73.9) are the sector's two most extended readings, with Expedia now edging past Airbnb on both weekly and 30-day momentum. Booking (69.4) sits just below that pair, still carrying an unresolved death-cross flag. Marriott (45.3) and Hilton (53.0) both recovered off last scan's weak-down lows. Royal Caribbean (48.5) and Carnival (53.1) held their strong-up trend but their weekly momentum reversed negative this scan. Norwegian Cruise Line (47.4) is unchanged on RSI but its 30-day change swung negative, with its trend still strong-down and a confirmed death cross. JETS (50.2) enters the comparison for the first time.
Entry Zones
| Stock | Price | RSI | 30D% | Setup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR | $356.72 | 45.3 | -3.34% | Recovered off last scan's worst weekly print; still weak-down trend |
| RCL | $305.00 | 48.5 | +4.39% | Strong-up intact, momentum decelerated sharply this scan |
| BKNG | $212.06 | 69.4 | +16.01% | Still extended; unresolved death-cross flag persists |
| ABNB | $184.06 | 75.0 | +24.05% | Sector's highest RSI, eased off last scan's extreme move |
| EXPE | $332.69 | 73.9 | +24.55% | Extended further into overbought; sector's best weekly and 30-day prints |
| HLT | $327.21 | 53.0 | -0.39% | Recovered sharply off weak-down lows, still weak-down trend |
| CCL | $28.12 | 53.1 | +6.31% | Strong-up intact but weekly print reversed negative |
| NCLH | $19.01 | 47.4 | -3.65% | Trend still strong-down with a confirmed death cross; 30D swung negative |
| JETS | $31.56 | 50.2 | +0.99% | Newly tracked in this comparison; no baseline yet |
Action Matrix
| Action | Stocks | Why |
|---|---|---|
| ⚠️ AVOID / CAUTION | ABNB, EXPE, BKNG | RSI 69-75, extended into overbought — poor risk/reward to chase here |
| 📈 ACCUMULATE / WATCH | MAR, HLT | Recovering off weak-down lows, RSI improving |
| 🔍 WATCH | RCL, CCL | Strong-up trend intact but weekly momentum reversed negative this scan |
| 🔍 WATCH | NCLH | Trend still strong-down with a confirmed death cross; 30-day change swung negative |
| 🔍 WATCH | JETS | Newly tracked in this comparison; no baseline yet |
What To Watch Next
Does Expedia's push into overbought territory extend further, or does it cool off like Airbnb and Booking did this scan? Does Marriott and Hilton's recovery continue, or was this one bounce inside still weak-down trends? And does Norwegian Cruise Line's widening 52-week-high gap and confirmed death cross ever resolve, or does its 30-day swing back to negative mark the start of another leg down?
Sources
- Tape data (price/RSI/SMA/returns): pre-computed summaries as of the 2026-08-14 close — travel-leisure.
- Comparison figures: 2026-08-08-travel-leisure (2026-08-07 close).
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