Joseph Hargett

Joseph Hargett

InvestorPlace Contributor

Despite hailing from the Greater Cincinnati, Ohio area, Joseph Hargett has spent nearly the past decade elbow-deep in Wall Street.  Specializing in financial writing, options strategies and stock-market analysis, Joseph cut his teeth in the research department of Cincinnati-based Schaeffer’s Investment Research.

While at Schaeffer’s, Joseph wrote market, stock and options commentary for SchaeffersResearch.com, and was lead editor for The Options Advisor (the nation’s leading options newsletter).

Joseph has since moved on to become a prolific Forbes contributor in the options realm, as well as a lead copy editor and contributor for a well respected investment newsletter publisher.  Joseph’s commentary has appeared in a plethora of media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Money Show Digest, Reuters, CBE MarketWatch and Sentiment Magazine.

Recent Articles

Wednesday’s Vital Data: General Electric Company (GE), Facebook Inc (FB), Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM)

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor

General Electric (GE) call volume surges on $2.5 billion investment, Facebook (FB) loses in the EU and Exxon Mobil (XOM) follows oil prices higher.

MON Earnings Preview: 2 Trades for Monsanto Stock

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor

Wall Street remains bullish on Monsanto ahead of earnings, but options traders are begging for a MON stock selloff.

Monday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Bank of America Corp (BAC) and Netflix, Inc. (NFLX)

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor

Apple's (AAPL) smartwatch moves into Target, BofA (BAC) plunged alongside rate-hike odds and Netflix (NFLX) rallies on a Cantor note.

Yum Brands Earnings Preview: 2 Trades for YUM Stock

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor

YUM stock is showing signs of life ahead of Yum Brands' third-quarter report, but will it be enough to stave off a bearish technical selloff?

Friday’s Vital Data: Facebook Inc (FB), Twitter Inc (TWTR) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM)

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor

Facebook (FB) is ranked a “buy” at Wedbush, Twitter (TWTR) gets a new CEO and JPMorgan (JPM) cut to “buy” at Vetr.

PepsiCo Earnings Preview: 2 Trades for PEP Stock

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor

Wall Street sees PepsiCo earnings falling 7% year-over-year, but the company has a history of besting these expectations. A strong report could be big for PEP stock.

Thursday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Dow Chemical Co (DOW) and Micron Technology, Inc. (MU)

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor

Apple (AAPL) enterprise sales reach $25 billion, Dow Chemical (DOW) gains on a bullish note and Micron (MU) calls spike ahead of earnings.

Micron Technology Earnings Preview: 2 Trades for MU Stock

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor

With Wall Street expecting Micron earnings to fall triple-digits year-over-year, the past of least resistance appears lower for MU stock

Wednesday’s Vital Data: Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Apache Corporation (APA) and Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO)

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor

Netflix (NFLX) strikes free Wi-Fi deal with Virgin (VA), Apache (APA) sees unusual put volume, Yahoo! (YHOO) pushes ahead with Alibaba (BABA) spinoff.

Tuesday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Alcoa Inc (AA) and Sangamo Biosciences, Inc. (SGMO)

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor

Apple (AAPL) sells 13 million iPhones, Alcoa (AA) will split into two companies and Sangamo (SGMO) is hammered by the biotech backlash.

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