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), Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA) and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT)

Bank of America (BAC) options traders geared up for jobs data, Tesla (TSLA) was downgraded at Goldman Sachs and Walmart (WMT) dived on its JD.com stake.

Thursday’s Vital Data: Twitter Inc (TWTR), Salesforce.com, Inc. (CRM) and Procter & Gamble Co (PG)

Twitter (TWTR) takeover talk continues to drive options with Salesforce (CRM) as a top contender while P&G's (PG) quarterly dividend is in focus.

Wednesday’s Vital Data: Bank of America Corp (BAC), Facebook Inc (FB) and Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (ABX)

Options volume spikes on Bank of America (BAC) and Barrick Gold (ABX) ahead of jobs data while Facebook (FB) eyes Denmark for new data center.

Tuesday’s Vital Data: Twitter Inc (TWTR), Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Netflix, Inc. (NFLX)

Acquisition rumors spur options activity for Twitter (TWTR) and Netflix (NFLX) while Apple (AAPL) in focus as Apple Pay launches in Russia.

Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) Is Running With the Bulls Ahead of Earnings

Strong price action and lingering bearish sentiment has Micron stock poised for another breakout, as MU approaches earnings.