Joseph Hargett

Joseph Hargett

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 JournalThe New York TimesMoney Show Digest, Reuters, CBE MarketWatch and Sentiment Magazine.

Recent Articles

Friday’s Vital Data: Bank of America Corp (BAC), Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) and Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX)

Bank of America (BAC) up on Merrill restructuring, Lululemon (LULU) options spike after earnings and Freeport’s (FCX) Peruvian mine reopens.

Thursday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), General Motors Company (GM) and Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK)

UBS analyst sees Apple (AAPL) stock at $200, General Motors (GM) battles Greenlight and Chesapeake (CHK) options surge on oil and Trump energy order.

Next Stop for Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Stock: $1,000 or $850?

Amazon.com (AMZN) has broken out above $850, and traders are on notice. But is $1,000 on deck for AMZN stock, or a return to $850?

How to Trade Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW) Stock While It Rallies

Post-earnings consolidation has put Lowe's stock in position to extend its long-term rally heading into the summer home buying season.

Wednesday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Facebook Inc (FB) and Ford Motor Company (F)

Apple (AAPL) options rise on target hike, Facebook (FB) rolls out new features to compete with Snap (SNAP), Ford (F) unveils $200 million data center plans.