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

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

Deregulation send Bank of America (BAC) higher, Apple (AAPL) options pop on India manufacturing and Visa (V) flooded with calls after earnings.

Is Volatile Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (VRX) Stock a Bear’s Dream?

Valeant Pharmaceutical has seen a bullish uptick lately, but should you buy into the VRX stock rally or fade the looming earnings report?

Friday’s Vital Data: Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) and Twitter Inc (TWTR)

Amazon.com (AMZN) put options up ahead of earnings, Nvidia (NVDA) gains a price target hike and Twitter (TWTR) sees call speculation ahead of earnings.

Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) Stock Headed to $26 on Red-Hot Rally

Micron Technology's (MU) bullish cup-and-handle breakout could push MU stock toward a string of 52-week highs as chip stocks gain momentum.

Thursday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Facebook Inc (FB) and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)

Tech earnings soar, driving heavy call options volume on Apple (AAPL), Facebook (FB) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).