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The Sun
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
EastEnders star plans pop career as she hits the studio with Kylie and Westlife producer months after quitting Walford
A FORMER EastEnders star is planning a huge pop career - months after leaving Albert Square. Shona McGarty played popular Whitney Dean from 2008 until leaving in 2024. 4 4 Taking to Instagram, the star posted a photo of herself alongside musician and record producer Steve Anderson. She captioned: "My happy place! Working with @mrsteveanderson is an absolute dream, we got so much accomplished in our studio session yesterday, and I feel it is all coming together nicely. "Do you guys want a little sneak peek at something we recorded?" One fan commented: "No way! This is awesome x." Another wrote: "Sneak peak pleaseeee! You're looking beautiful girl so proud of you girl." A third added: "Yes can't wait to hear your music Shona." While a fourth shared: "So happy for you! You deserve every bit of happiness and success." Through the production group Brothers in Rhythym, Steve has worked with artists including Kylie Minogue and Westlife. As for Shona, the actress first announced her decision to leave EastEnders back in 2023. Speaking exclusively to The Sun on Sunday, Shona said: 'I have decided to spread my wings and will be leaving EastEnders. I have loved my years in the show. 'I have been trusted with some incredible storylines and have made amazing friendships — and family — which will endure.' Whitney's final storylines built towards her wedding with fiancé Zack Hudson. It saw her adoptive mother - and show legend - Bianca Jackson make a comeback to the Square. However, Whitney was left devastated upon learning Zack cheated on her on her wedding day and furiously called the whole thing off. She told Zack: 'It's OK that you didn't love me enough. Maybe I didn't love you enough either, because if I did then maybe I wouldn't have lied to you about Britney? 'I feel that love for Peach, we both do. But do you think maybe that love and that pain kept us together for longer than it should have. 'It gave us Dolly though and I'll never regret the time we had together but it's over.' After cutting ties with Bianca - who'd kept quiet about Zack's infidelity Whitney left alongside Britney and Dolly for a new life in Wakefield. While she got a prestigious Julia's Theme send-off, viewers weren't too pleased with Whitney's exit. One wrote: "#EastEnders this is possibly up there with the worst ending especially for Whitney. I wish her and Jay got together had a baby and left the square happily ever after.' Most complained about soap storylines Over the years, all three of the main soaps have featured plots that have had even die-hard fans reaching for their phones and laptops so they can get in touch with Ofcom and complain. Here are just some of the most scandalous... EastEnders baby theft: 13,400 Ofcom complaints - Back in 2011, EastEnders was flooded with complaints when Ronnie Branning (RIP) swapped her baby for the dead son of Kat Moon. The storyline drew the most number of objections in the soap's long history and saw it roundly criticised by campaigners - with 13,400 flying in over the course of the storyline. Some viewers called it 'distressing' and 'horrific' but Ofcom ruled the scenes were not "unduly disturbing'. Emmerdale dog-napping: 550 Ofcom complaints - Back in 2016, Ross Barton and Charity Dingle came up with a plan to steal a dog and hold it ransom - but viewers didn't like it one bit. The nation's pet owners rose up, insisting the storyline would encourage copycats (not to mention copydogs). Complaints over two episodes totalled a staggering 550 and soap writers quickly learnt you don't mess with animal-lovers. Coronation Street double murder: 546 Ofcom complaints - Marginally less people complained about a gruesome double murder than objected to a dog-napping plot when Pat Phelan was at the centre of a spate of killings. First he forced Andy Carver to shoot dead Vinny Ashford - and then Pat killed Andy. All the bloodshed back in 2017 proved to be too much for some viewers, who lodged complaints in vast numbers about the 'violent scenes'. Another added: 'Shona McGarty's final episode might quite possibly be one of the worst episodes I've ever endured. That's exactly what it felt like. I had to endure it. "I never wanna hear the names Whitney, Britney or Peach & the phrase 'what's best for my daughters Zack' ever again. #Eastenders' A third remarked: "Worst exit story ever, Whitney deserved better after all the trauma they put her through on this show. Logging out until Christmas, what a disappointment #Eastenders." EastEnders airs on BBC One and iPlayer. 4
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Compelling Options Setup Reinvigorates Chipotle Stock (CMG) Bulls
A dominant staple in the fast-casual restaurant space, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) is off to a rough showing for the first half of the year. As TipRanks contributor Steve Anderson noted, there was a point where Chipotle seemingly could do no wrong, with CMG stock exploding higher amid a surge in diner traffic. Unfortunately, the tables have turned, resulting in conspicuous underperformance. Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks right to your inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter Since the start of the year, CMG stock has declined by more than 12%. Over the past 52 weeks, the security dropped 17%, reflecting a lack of sustainable momentum. At the core of the problem is the consumer market: as Anderson mentioned, people are pulling back on restaurant consumption of all types. Amid a challenging economic environment and, recently, uncertainty about geopolitical dynamics, exposure to CMG seems treacherous. At the same time, it's also fair to point out that much of the headwinds regarding consumer health have likely been priced into CMG stock. To assume that shares will continue to decline would imply that the market has yet to digest the entirety of the bearish argument. It's a point that market participants can debate, but I don't find this thesis convincing from a near-term empirical standpoint. When analyzing CMG stock, I'm looking at it from a batter-pitcher matchup perspective, meaning that if you're bullish on Chipotle, there's an options trade that might be worth further investigation. Under the traditional methodologies of market analysis — whether fundamental or technical — the practitioner attempts to color and contextualize the overall narrative. Fundamental analysts seek to identify misvalued enterprises; therefore, they focus on valuation ratios. Technical analysts attempt to identify mispriced stocks, which is why they're trained to recognize patterns. However, a central issue that renders both methodologies mathematically or scientifically fragile is the non-stationarity problem. Essentially, the main measurement metric — whether that be price-earnings ratios or the share price — changes (often wildly) across time and context. For example, it's erroneous to complain that a hot tech growth stock is overvalued because its PE ratio stands at 50x earnings when, years before, it was trading at only 10x earnings. A significant amount of time and context have passed, rendering numbers such as '10 times' meaningless in relation to contemporary dynamics. Below is a table showing CMG's P/E ratio since 2021. To establish a sensible statistical analysis, the underlying dataset must speak a unified language. One way to impose stationarity is to convert historical price data of a particular stock into market breadth sequences or sequences of accumulative and distributive sessions. Market breadth represents demand, and demand is a binary construct — it either exists or it does not. Further, demand is inherently binary, which means that demand profiles can be categorized and quantified for the end purpose of probabilistic analysis. Without this uniform language, investors can't utilize past analogs to better determine forward probabilities. In the world of options, it's not enough to know why CMG stock may move higher in this case; instead, there needs to be some idea about when CMG will make the projected move. Obviously, because options expire, market participants must utilize a risk-assessment model to account for time, not just magnitude. Viewing CMG stock from a market breadth perspective, the security recently printed a 4-6-U sequence: four up weeks, six down weeks, with a net positive trajectory across the 10-week period. This is a rare pattern, where the balance of distributive sessions outnumbers accumulative, yet the overall trajectory is positive. Over the past 10 years, this sequence has occurred only 27 times. Notably, in 66.67% of cases, the following week's price action results in upside, with a median return of 3.05%. On Friday, CMG stock closed at $52.78. If the implications of the 4-6-U pan out as projected, CMG could hit around $54.39 relatively quickly based on past empirical data. And should the bulls maintain control of the market, they could reasonably attempt to push the stock toward the $55 level. CMG's performance has lagged behind broader benchmarks, such as the S&P 500 (SPX), so far this year. Meanwhile, the company's quarterly results, published in April, indicate consistent market beats going back to Q2 2023. The strong sentiment probably explains the company's elevated P/E ratio of 43.5 compared to a sector median of 16.5. What makes the above setup so intriguing is the implied shift in sentiment regime. Ordinarily, the chance that CMG stock may rise on any given week is only 51.55%, a modest upside bias. However, the statistical response implied by the 4-6-U sequence creates, to use a baseball analogy, a favorable matchup. Effectively, it incentivizes a debit-based options strategy. With the above market intelligence in mind, intrepid options traders may consider the 53/55 bull call spread expiring July 11. This transaction calls for buying the $53 call and simultaneously selling the $55 call, for a net debit paid of $96 (the maximum loss that could be incurred). Should CMG stock rise through the short strike price (55) at expiration, the maximum reward is $104, a payout of over 108%. Turning to Wall Street, CMG stock carries a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 19 Buys, nine Holds, and zero Sell ratings over the past three months. The average CMG stock price target is $58.15, implying ~8% upside potential over the coming year. At first glance, Chipotle's story might not seem especially compelling. The fast-casual giant has faced slowing momentum due to consumer headwinds. However, much of this pressure may already be reflected in the stock price. Technically, CMG is forming a rare pattern that historically signals a shift toward renewed bullish sentiment. In this context, a debit spread could be an attractive strategy. Disclaimer & DisclosureReport an Issue Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Insider
25-06-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Compelling Options Setup Reinvigorates Chipotle Stock (CMG) Bulls
A dominant staple in the fast-casual restaurant space, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) is off to a rough showing for the first half of the year. As TipRanks contributor Steve Anderson noted, there was a point where Chipotle seemingly could do no wrong, with CMG stock exploding higher amid a surge in diner traffic. Unfortunately, the tables have turned, resulting in conspicuous underperformance. Confident Investing Starts Here: Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks right to your inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter Since the start of the year, CMG stock has declined by more than 12%. Over the past 52 weeks, the security dropped 17%, reflecting a lack of sustainable momentum. At the core of the problem is the consumer market: as Anderson mentioned, people are pulling back on restaurant consumption of all types. Amid a challenging economic environment and, recently, uncertainty about geopolitical dynamics, exposure to CMG seems treacherous. At the same time, it's also fair to point out that much of the headwinds regarding consumer health have likely been priced into CMG stock. To assume that shares will continue to decline would imply that the market has yet to digest the entirety of the bearish argument. It's a point that market participants can debate, but I don't find this thesis convincing from a near-term empirical standpoint. When analyzing CMG stock, I'm looking at it from a batter-pitcher matchup perspective, meaning that if you're bullish on Chipotle, there's an options trade that might be worth further investigation. Laying the Ground Rules for Analyzing CMG Stock Under the traditional methodologies of market analysis — whether fundamental or technical — the practitioner attempts to color and contextualize the overall narrative. Fundamental analysts seek to identify misvalued enterprises; therefore, they focus on valuation ratios. Technical analysts attempt to identify mispriced stocks, which is why they're trained to recognize patterns. However, a central issue that renders both methodologies mathematically or scientifically fragile is the non-stationarity problem. Essentially, the main measurement metric — whether that be price-earnings ratios or the share price — changes (often wildly) across time and context. For example, it's erroneous to complain that a hot tech growth stock is overvalued because its PE ratio stands at 50x earnings when, years before, it was trading at only 10x earnings. A significant amount of time and context have passed, rendering numbers such as '10 times' meaningless in relation to contemporary dynamics. Below is a table showing CMG's P/E ratio since 2021. To establish a sensible statistical analysis, the underlying dataset must speak a unified language. One way to impose stationarity is to convert historical price data of a particular stock into market breadth sequences or sequences of accumulative and distributive sessions. Market breadth represents demand, and demand is a binary construct — it either exists or it does not. Further, demand is inherently binary, which means that demand profiles can be categorized and quantified for the end purpose of probabilistic analysis. Without this uniform language, investors can't utilize past analogs to better determine forward probabilities. In the world of options, it's not enough to know why CMG stock may move higher in this case; instead, there needs to be some idea about when CMG will make the projected move. Obviously, because options expire, market participants must utilize a risk-assessment model to account for time, not just magnitude. Plotting an Aggressive Strategy for Chipotle Stock Viewing CMG stock from a market breadth perspective, the security recently printed a 4-6-U sequence: four up weeks, six down weeks, with a net positive trajectory across the 10-week period. This is a rare pattern, where the balance of distributive sessions outnumbers accumulative, yet the overall trajectory is positive. Over the past 10 years, this sequence has occurred only 27 times. Notably, in 66.67% of cases, the following week's price action results in upside, with a median return of 3.05%. On Friday, CMG stock closed at $52.78. If the implications of the 4-6-U pan out as projected, CMG could hit around $54.39 relatively quickly based on past empirical data. And should the bulls maintain control of the market, they could reasonably attempt to push the stock toward the $55 level. (SPX), so far this year. Meanwhile, the company's quarterly results, published in April, indicate consistent market beats going back to Q2 2023. The strong sentiment probably explains the company's elevated P/E ratio of 43.5 compared to a sector median of 16.5. What makes the above setup so intriguing is the implied shift in sentiment regime. Ordinarily, the chance that CMG stock may rise on any given week is only 51.55%, a modest upside bias. However, the statistical response implied by the 4-6-U sequence creates, to use a baseball analogy, a favorable matchup. Effectively, it incentivizes a debit-based options strategy. With the above market intelligence in mind, intrepid options traders may consider the 53/55 bull call spread expiring July 11. This transaction calls for buying the $53 call and simultaneously selling the $55 call, for a net debit paid of $96 (the maximum loss that could be incurred). Should CMG stock rise through the short strike price (55) at expiration, the maximum reward is $104, a payout of over 108%. Is Chipotle a Good Stock to Buy Now? Turning to Wall Street, CMG stock carries a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 19 Buys, nine Holds, and zero Sell ratings over the past three months. The average CMG stock price target is $58.15, implying ~8% upside potential over the coming year. Extracting Returns from CMG Stock Using Statistics At first glance, Chipotle's story might not seem especially compelling. The fast-casual giant has faced slowing momentum due to consumer headwinds. However, much of this pressure may already be reflected in the stock price. Technically, CMG is forming a rare pattern that historically signals a shift toward renewed bullish sentiment. In this context, a debit spread could be an attractive strategy.
CNN
23-06-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Ret. Gen. Steve Anderson: U.S. strikes an ‘operation success' but ‘a strategic failure'
Ret. Brig. Gen. Steve Anderson tells CNN's Wolf Blitzer why he believes President Trump's decision to strike three Iranian nuclear facilities is "a strategic failure."
CNN
17-06-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Here's a look at US military assets available for use in the Middle East
Retired US Army Brigadier General Steve Anderson breaks down what military assets are available for possible use in the conflict between Israel and Iran.
