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

How to Trade BlackBerry Ltd (BBRY) Stock Ahead of Q4 Earnings

BlackBerry (BBRY) earnings could shed light on the company's shift away from handsets, and provide a short-term opportunity in BBRY stock.

Tuesday’s Vital Data: Bank of America Corp (BAC), Snap Inc (SNAP) and United States Steel Corporation (X)

Call options traders haven’t given up on Bank of America (BAC), Snap (SNAP) gets ratings deluge and U.S. Steel (X) hammered by healthcare.

Monday’s Vital Data: Micron Technology, Inc. (MU), Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Tesla Inc (TSLA)

Micron (MU) call options soar on earnings, Apple (AAPL) upgraded at Vetr and Tesla’s (TSLA) Musk unleashes a tweetstorm.

Ignore the Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) “Death Cross” … For Now

Despite long-term doubts, Chesapeake Energy (CHK) has room for a short-term bounce. Here are two trade ideas for CHK stock.

Thursday’s Vital Data: Nike Inc (NKE), Snap Inc (SNAP) and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)

Nike (NKE) put options pile on poor outlook, Snap (SNAP) started at “buy and” Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) rebounds amid strong call volume.