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

Tuesday’s Vital Data: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), Mondelez International Inc (MDLZ) and Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (VRX)

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) rides Ryzen hype as Intel (INTC) cuts prices, Mondelez (MDLZ) merger hype drives options activity and Valeant (VRX) reports earnings.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) Stock Is Ryzen Above the Competition

The Ryzen review embargo ends this week, and AMD stock is set to surge as analysts finally take notice of the threat Advanced Micro Devices poses to Intel's dominance.

Monday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) and J C Penney Company Inc (JCP)

Apple (AAPL) leads the Dow higher, Amazon.com (AMZN) trumps Netflix (NFLX) at the Oscars and J C Penney (JCP) put options pile on store closings.

Why Tesla Inc (TSLA) Stock Plunged, And Why You Should Buy

SolarCity and capital raises were known factors heading into Tesla's (TSLA) Q4 report. Don't let short-term bumps in TSLA stock scare you.

Friday’s Vital Data: Nvidia Corporation (NVDA), Facebook Inc (FB) and United States Steel Corporation (X)

Nvidia (NVDA) options volatile after a trio of downgrades, Facebook (FB) eyeing an MLB streaming deal and U.S. Steel (X) smacked by infrastructure spending report.