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

Thursday’s Vital Data: Bank of America Corp (BAC), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) and Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX)

BofA (BAC) tops for hedge funds, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) options are up on Ryzen release and Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) down on Indonesia.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (TEVA) Stock Is Fading Fast

Despite Teva's (TEVA) gains on earnings and rival delays, TEVA stock is still facing impassive sentiment and broad selling pressure.

Prepare for the Twilio Inc (TWLO) Stock Bounce

Twilio's 8% drop since last week has attracted calls for shorting the shares, but a TWLO stock bounce could burn these bears quickly.

Tuesday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Tesla Inc (TSLA) and Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)

Apple (AAPL) options up on Apple Pay growth, Tesla (TSLA) traders gear up for earnings and Amazon (AMZN) joins all-time high territory.

Thursday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Groupon Inc (GRPN) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (BMY)

Apple (AAPL) is the No. 1 smartphone seller in Q4, Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) options spike on buyout rumors and Groupon (GRPN) soars on strong earnings.