<span class="HighlightShare-hidden"></span><div id="SpecialReportArticle-RelatedQuotes"><div><p>In this article</p></div><ul><li>BKNG</li></ul></div><div id="Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-106869762"><div id="InlineVideo-0"><div><div></div><div><div><span class="InlineVideo-videoLabel">VIDEO</span><span class="InlineVideo-videoDurationWithLeading0">2:49</span><span class="InlineVideo-videoDuration InlineVideo-videoLabel">02:49</span></div><div>Trading Nation: Travel stocks — A look at the winners and losers</div><div>Trading Nation</div></div></div></div><div></div></div><div><p>Booking Holdings may be about to book some gains.</p><p>So says JC O'Hara, chief market technician at MKM Partners, who sees potential in the travel services name as it lags its rivals year to date.</p><div></div><p>Though Booking is up more than 10% this year, other travel stocks are winning out, with Spirit Airlines, JetBlue and Expedia logging some of the largest returns.</p><p>&#34;A lot of the travel names have basically moved sideways since March,&#34; O'Hara told CNBC's &#34;Trading Nation&#34; on Friday. &#34;But Bookings is breaking out. ... If it holds its current levels, it would be a new weekly closing high and that's very powerful by our work.&#34;</p></div><div id="ArticleBody-InlineImage-106870272"><div><div><div><p>Arrows pointing outwards</p><div></div></div></div><div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div><div><p>O'Hara set a $2,750 to $2,800 target for Booking, roughly 11.5% and 13.5% above its Monday trading price near $2,460.</p><p>&#34;We are buyers of Booking on the breakout,&#34; O'Hara said.</p><p>Booking shares fell nearly 1% by midday Monday.</p><div></div><p>Though travel stocks are largely pricing in a rebound, there's still runway for many of the names, Quint Tatro, chief investment officer of Joule Financial, said in the same &#34;Trading Nation&#34; interview.</p><p>&#34;Honestly, we think that the stocks are still underappreciated here,&#34; Tatro said. &#34;I think people are really underestimating the incredible pent-up demand that we see.&#34;</p><p>He suggested watching the casino stocks. MGM Resorts in particular has the potential not only &#34;to return to pre-pandemic levels, but go far beyond that&#34; as it makes its way back to profitability, he said.</p><p>&#34;Look, these stocks have run. Any dip in here, any news or short-term weakness I think is an opportunity to buy these names,&#34; Tatro said.</p><p>MGM dropped nearly 1% by midday Monday.</p><p>Disclaimer</p></div><div id="ArticleBody-MobileAdhesion"></div>

<p>Booking Holdings has the potential to rally as much as 13% on a breakout, MKM Partners technician JC O'Hara says.</p>

One lagging travel stock this year could soon play catch-up, trader says