Bulls Prove Strength - Earnings Catalyst PrimedBooking Holdings IncEIGHTCAP:BKNGjacesabr_real📊 **To view my confluences and linework:** Step 1️⃣: Grab the chart Step 2️⃣: Unhide Group 1 in the object tree Step 3️⃣: Hide and unhide specific confluences one by one 💡 **Pro tip:** Double-click the screen to reveal RSI, MFI, CVD, and OBV indicators alongside divergence markings! 🎯 Title: ⚡ BKNG: Bulls Prove Strength - Earnings Catalyst Primed ⚡ The Market Participant Battle: Booking Holdings (BKNG) presents a classic story of bulls proving their dominance and offering a second-chance entry. After the sharp selloff to point 2 in June 2025, buyers stepped in aggressively, launching price not just back to the previous high (point 1), but decisively ABOVE it at point 3. This move was critical—it demonstrated that the bulls who bought at point 2 were stronger than the sellers who had controlled point 1. Now, price has returned to this battleground zone around $5,400 for a second test. The initial buyers at point 2 have been validated by the breakout above point 1, and we're seeing another pullback that's creating a potential entry to join the proven dominant market participants. The bears had their chance—they failed to break the bulls at point 2, and the subsequent rally above point 1 sealed their fate. This second pullback to the $5,200-$5,400 zone (point 4) represents an opportunity to align with the victorious bulls before the next leg higher, potentially catalyzed by Q3 earnings on October 28. The setup logic: When point 3 closes above point 1, it validates that point 2 buyers were correct. Price returning to this area with a bullish reaction creates the classic "second pullback" entry—joining the side of the current proven dominant market players. 🎯 Confluences: Confluence 1: Triple Bullish Divergence (RSI, MFI, CVD) 🔥 This is the crown jewel of the setup. While price made a lower low from point 3 to point 4 (around $5,650 down to $5,200 area), three key momentum indicators are screaming the opposite story: - RSI: Making a clear higher low, currently around 44 vs the previous low around 35. This shows momentum is improving even as price declines—a textbook bullish divergence. Additionally, RSI is approaching oversold territory, providing a mean reversion opportunity. - MFI (Money Flow Index): Following the same pattern with a higher low, indicating that despite lower prices, money is flowing in more constructively than before. The MFI reading around 51 compared to previous lows near 30-40 suggests smarter accumulation. - CVD (Cumulative Volume Delta): Perhaps most importantly, CVD is making a higher low, revealing that the delta between buy and sell volume is improving. While price dropped, buyers were more aggressive than in the previous decline—institutional footprints showing accumulation. This triple divergence is rare and powerful. It suggests the downward price action from point 3 to point 4 is exhaustion selling rather than conviction selling. The bears are running out of steam, and the bulls are coiling for the next move. The fact that both RSI and MFI are in the 40-50 range also means we're not at overbought extremes—there's room to run. ✅ AGREES Confluence 2: Anchored VWAP Mean Reversion 📈 Using an anchored VWAP from point 1 (the May 2025 high), we can see critical price behavior at point 4. The setup shows that price: 1. Pierced the 2nd standard deviation below the AVWAP (this is a 2-sigma move, representing extreme deviation from the mean) 2. Closed back above the 1st standard deviation on the current candle This is textbook mean reversion behavior. In statistical terms, prices tend to revert to the mean (VWAP), and when they reach 2 standard deviations away, the rubber band is stretched too far. The fact that we've already bounced back above the 1st standard deviation shows the snap-back is beginning. This technical tells us: the selloff overextended, and the reversion higher is likely underway. The AVWAP from point 1 is particularly relevant because it represents the average price paid by all market participants since that key level. Price returning to and bouncing from these deviation bands suggests we're at a value zone where buyers are re-engaging. ✅ AGREES Confluence 3: Volume Profile POC Rejection 💪 The volume profile analysis reveals a massive confluence at point 4. Looking at the left side of the chart, we can see the Point of Control (POC)—the price level with the most traded volume—sitting right in the $5,200-$5,300 zone. This is critical because: - At point 4, price pushed down into the POC with a large wick, then sharply rejected higher. This wick represents sellers getting trapped—they pushed price into the highest volume area where buyers were waiting in force. - The POC acts as magnetic support. This is where the most shares have changed hands historically, meaning there are significant buyers defending this level. The aggressive rejection (large wick followed by green candles) shows this defense was successful. - For risk management, if your stop loss is placed below point 2 (around $5,100-$5,150), you have the massive POC volume zone protecting your downside. This isn't just a random support level—it's a statistically significant price where most market participants have transacted. The POC rejection at point 4, combined with the large wick down and immediate bounce, suggests a failed bear trap. Sellers tried to break this key volume support and failed spectacularly. ✅ AGREES Confluence 4: Reverse Pitchfork Median Line 📐 Using a reverse pitchfork anchored at points 1, 2, and 3 (with frequency adjustment for the overthrow at point 3), the median line projects perfectly to where point 4 is currently located. The reverse pitchfork is a powerful tool for catching pullbacks within a bullish continuation pattern. Here's what this tells us: - Point 4 is sitting precisely at the median line of the fork, which acts as support in a bullish pattern - The reverse fork structure suggests this is a healthy pullback within an uptrend (defined by the rally from point 2 to point 3 breaking above point 1) - Pitchfork theory states that price respects these parallel channels, and the median line often provides the optimal entry for continuation moves The fact that price has reached this mathematical projection AND is showing bullish price action (wicks, rejection) adds significant weight to the technical setup. This isn't just support—it's a calculated, geometry-based support level that aligns with market structure. ✅ AGREES Web Research Findings: - Technical Analysis: Analysts identify resistance at $5,809 with potential upside to $6,101. The stock has been in a strong uptrend since August 2024, rallying 65% from correction lows. Current support is holding around $5,200-$5,300 (aligns with our volume profile POC). The 50-day moving average ($5,024) is above the 200-day moving average ($4,341), confirming a bullish "golden cross" trend. RSI at 57 is neutral, not overbought, leaving room for upside. ✅ - Recent News/Earnings: Q3 2025 earnings scheduled for October 28, 2025 (24 days away). Last quarter (Q2 2025) delivered a massive earnings beat: actual EPS of $55.40 vs. expected $50.32 (10% surprise). Q2 showed robust performance with 8% room nights growth, 13% increase in gross bookings, and 16% revenue growth. Q3 EPS forecast is $95.29-$95.34, suggesting continued strong growth trajectory. The company has beaten EPS estimates 100% of the time over the past 12 months. 🚀 - Analyst Sentiment: Overwhelming "Buy" consensus with 27 analysts covering the stock. Average price target is $5,926-$6,147 (8-13% upside from current levels). Price targets range from $4,440 (low) to $7,218 (high), with recent upgrades from major institutions like RBC Capital ($6,100), UBS ($6,300), JPMorgan ($6,250), and Citi ($6,500). Zero sell ratings. This is rare and indicates strong institutional confidence. 📊 - Data Releases & Economic Calendar: The critical catalyst is Q3 earnings on October 28, 2025. This gives the trade a 24-day runway before a major binary event. Additionally, the travel industry is in Q4—traditionally a strong booking period for holiday and winter travel. No major negative economic data releases in the immediate term that would specifically impact BKNG. 📅 - Interest Rate Impact: The Federal Reserve has maintained a relatively stable rate environment, and travel stocks benefit from consumer spending strength. While there are concerns about economic uncertainty, BKNG's diversified global platform (Europe, Asia, Americas) helps insulate it from single-market risks. ✈️ - Travel Industry Context: While there are headwinds in international inbound travel to the US (down 14% in March 2025), domestic US travel remains resilient. BKNG is diversified globally with strong performance in Europe and Asia offsetting US weakness. Alternative accommodations are growing 12% YoY, and Connected Trip transactions are up 30%+. The company's Q2 performance showed strength across its globally diversified business. ⚠️ Layman's Summary: Here's what all this research means in simple terms for THIS trade: Booking Holdings is the online travel giant that owns Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, KAYAK, and OpenTable. The stock has been on a tear since August 2024, and Wall Street LOVES it right now. Here's why this setup is attractive: 1. **Earnings Catalyst Coming**: In just 24 days, BKNG reports Q3 earnings. Last quarter, they crushed expectations—the stock jumped because they made way more money than analysts thought. Wall Street expects another strong performance, and the stock often rallies into earnings anticipation. 2. **Analysts Are Bullish**: 27 professional analysts cover this stock, and EVERY SINGLE ONE says "Buy" or "Strong Buy." Zero sell ratings. The average price target is $5,926 (you're getting in around $5,400), meaning analysts think it's going up about 10% from here. Some are even more bullish with targets up to $7,200. 3. **Strong Business Fundamentals**: Despite some concerns about international travel, BKNG's business is doing great. They're growing room bookings, expanding into vacation rentals (up 12%), and their revenue is increasing 16% year-over-year. They make money every time someone books a hotel, flight, or restaurant through their platforms, and people are still traveling a lot. 4. **Technical Setup Aligns with Fundamentals**: The chart is showing that the bulls (buyers) have proven themselves stronger than the bears (sellers). We're now at a support level where all the indicators say "this is a good entry point." It's like waiting for a sale on a stock that's going up—you're getting it at a discount before the next leg higher. 5. **Risk Management**: If you're wrong, you can set a stop loss below the $5,100-$5,150 area (point 2), which has massive volume support. This means your risk is defined and manageable. The risk/reward is excellent: risking maybe $200-300 to potentially make $600-800 to the $6,100+ target. **Bottom Line**: You're buying a stock that Wall Street loves, at a technical support level, before a likely positive earnings report, with clear risk management. The business is strong, analysts are bullish, and the chart setup says "buyers are in control." ✅ Machine Derived Information: - Image 1 (Daily Chart with Indicators): Shows the complete 1-day timeframe with RSI, MFI, CVD, OBV, and Bollinger Bands. Points 1, 2, 3, and 4 are clearly marked. The divergences are visible—while price drops from point 3 to point 4, RSI and MFI make higher lows. CVD shows green/red candles with net positive delta accumulation at point 4. The current date is October 4, 2025, and price is around $5,410. - Significance: This is the master chart showing all confluences aligned. The triple divergence is crystal clear, and the indicators are not overbought, leaving room for upside. - AGREES ✔ - Image 2 (Market Structure with Channels): Shows a descending red trendline with black channel boundaries and a green support zone around $5,200-$5,300. Points 1, 2, 3, and 4 are marked showing the narrative: V-shaped recovery at point 2, rally above point 1 to point 3, and pullback to point 4. - Significance: Visualizes the market structure. The rally from point 2 through point 1 to point 3 proves bulls are in control. Point 4 is the second pullback to the battle zone, offering entry. The green support zone aligns with our volume profile POC. - AGREES ✔ - Image 3 (Envelope Channels with Blue Trendline): Similar to Image 2 but with Bollinger Band-style envelopes and a blue trendline showing the lower lows in price while indicators diverge. The descending pressure is visible, but support is holding at the green zone. - Significance: Shows that while price is making lower lows (blue line), momentum is not confirming this weakness. This visual confirms the divergence thesis. The envelope bands show price is at the lower boundary, suggesting mean reversion potential. - AGREES ✔ - Image 4 (Volume Profile Analysis): Left side shows the volume profile with cyan and pink bars indicating buy/sell volume at each price level. The POC (thickest area) sits right at the green support zone around $5,200-$5,300. At point 4, there's a large wick down into this POC followed by sharp rejection. - Significance: This is the smoking gun for the POC rejection. The massive wick at point 4 shows sellers tried to break support and got destroyed. The volume at this level is astronomical, meaning this is where the most shares have traded—strong institutional interest. Stop loss below point 2 is protected by this volume. - AGREES ✔ - Image 5 (Descending Channel with Support): Shows the overall downward channel (black diagonal lines) with the green support zone. Points 1, 2, 3, and 4 are marked within the channel, showing the price oscillation within the structure. - Significance: Provides context for the overall pattern. Even though there's a descending channel from the May highs, the fact that point 3 broke above point 1 suggests the channel might be breaking bullish. Point 4 represents a backtest of the breakout area before continuation higher. The support zone is the critical decision point. - AGREES ✔ Actionable Machine Summary: The machine-derived analysis across all five images paints a coherent picture: BKNG is at a critical decision point where bulls have proven dominance, and we're getting a second chance at entry before the next leg higher. Here's the action plan: 1. **Entry Zone**: $5,350-$5,450 (current price around $5,410) ✅ 2. **Stop Loss**: Below point 2 at $5,100-$5,150 to protect against invalidation 🛡️ 3. **First Target**: $5,809 (technical resistance) 🎯 4. **Second Target**: $6,100+ (pitchfork projection and analyst targets) 🚀 5. **Risk/Reward**: Risking ~$250-300 to make ~$650-750 = 2.5:1 to 3:1 R/R ⭐ 6. **Timeframe**: 24 days until earnings catalyst on October 28, giving the setup a clear binary event to work toward 📅 **Trade Management**: Consider scaling into the position given the earnings volatility ahead. You could enter 50% now and add the other 50% if price dips into the $5,300-$5,350 zone (deeper into the green support). Alternatively, go full position now and trail your stop up as price moves higher. If price breaks below $5,100, the setup is invalidated—bulls would have lost control—so honor your stop. **Key Insight**: The confluence of triple bullish divergence, AVWAP 2nd deviation bounce, POC rejection, and pitchfork median line support—ALL occurring at the same price level around point 4—is not random. This is a high-probability technical setup backed by strong fundamentals and bullish analyst sentiment. The machine confirms: the odds are in your favor. 💪 Conclusion: Trade Prediction: SUCCESS ✅ Confidence: HIGH 🔥 Key Reasons for Success: 1. **Triple Bullish Divergence**: RSI, MFI, and CVD all making higher lows while price makes a lower low—this is rare and powerful, indicating the downtrend is exhausting and a reversal is imminent. The odds of three indicators diverging simultaneously and being wrong are low. 2. **Proven Market Structure**: Point 3 breaking above point 1 after the point 2 low is the classic "V-bottom followed by higher high" pattern. This proves bulls are in control. Point 4 is the textbook second pullback entry—you're joining the winning side after they've proven themselves. 3. **Multiple Confluence Support**: The $5,200-$5,400 zone has FOUR major technical supports converging: (1) AVWAP 2nd deviation bounce, (2) Volume profile POC, (3) Pitchfork median line, (4) Green support zone from market structure. When four different analytical methods identify the same area as support, it's significant. 4. **Earnings Catalyst**: Q3 earnings on October 28 provide a near-term catalyst. BKNG has beaten EPS estimates 100% of the time over the past year, and analysts are expecting another strong quarter (EPS $95.29 vs. $55.40 last quarter). Even if the stock consolidates before earnings, the event provides a likely bullish spark. 5. **Analyst Consensus**: Zero sell ratings from 27 analysts covering the stock is extremely rare. Average price target of $5,926-$6,147 (8-13% upside) with some targets as high as $7,218. This institutional backing adds conviction to the technical setup. When technicals align with fundamentals and analyst sentiment, success probability increases. Key Risks to Monitor: 1. **Earnings Volatility**: While earnings on October 28 could be a catalyst, they also represent binary risk. If the company misses expectations or provides weak guidance, the stock could gap down through your stop loss. Consider reducing position size ahead of earnings or taking partial profits before the event. 2. **International Travel Headwinds**: Travel to the US is down 14% YoY (March 2025), with Canada down 26%. If this weakness spreads to other regions or accelerates, it could pressure BKNG's bookings. However, the company is globally diversified, and domestic travel remains strong, partially offsetting this risk. 3. **Economic Uncertainty**: Broader market concerns about tariffs, inflation expectations, and consumer spending could create a risk-off environment where growth stocks like BKNG underperform regardless of company fundamentals. Watch for sudden macro shocks. 4. **Technical Breakdown**: If price breaks below $5,100 (below point 2 and the POC support), the bullish setup is invalidated. At that point, the market would be saying the bears have regained control, and you should exit per your stop loss. Don't fight the tape if the setup fails. 5. **Time Decay**: If the stock consolidates sideways for the next 24 days without moving up, you'll be approaching earnings with less profit cushion. The ideal scenario is a move toward $5,800 BEFORE earnings, allowing you to take partial profits and let the rest ride with house money. Risk/Reward Assessment: **Excellent** - The R/R on this trade is approximately 2.5:1 to 3:1 if targeting $5,809, and potentially 5:1 if the stock reaches $6,100+. Risking $250-300 (down to $5,100 stop) to make $650-750 (up to $6,100 target) is compelling, especially given the multiple technical confluences and strong analyst support. The probability of success is enhanced by the earnings catalyst, bullish divergences, and proven market structure. Final Recommendation: TAKE THE TRADE 🚀 This setup checks all the boxes: ✅ Clear market participant narrative (bulls beat bears, price returning for second entry) ✅ Multiple technical confluences (divergences, AVWAP, POC, pitchfork) ✅ Strong fundamental backdrop (EPS beats, revenue growth, analyst support) ✅ Near-term catalyst (Q3 earnings in 24 days) ✅ Defined risk (stop below point 2 at $5,100-$5,150) ✅ Excellent risk/reward (2.5:1 to 5:1) **Action Plan:** - Enter at current levels ($5,350-$5,450) or add on any dip to $5,300 - Stop loss: $5,100 (hard stop, no exceptions) - First target: $5,809 (take 50% off here) - Second target: $6,100+ (let the rest run) - Trail stop loss up to breakeven once price reaches $5,600 The setup is strong, the fundamentals are supportive, and the risk is manageable. This is a high-probability trade with excellent R/R. Stick to your plan, manage your risk, and let the bulls do the heavy lifting. Good luck! 💪🎯