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

GoPro Inc Stock: 2 Plays to Fade the GPRO Rally

Price support faded quickly after Monday's GPRO Omni rally, and GoPro stock is in danger of falling even further if analysts and short sellers pile on.

Friday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (VRX) and Twitter Inc (TWTR)

Piper Jaffray helped drive Apple (AAPL) options, while Valeant’s (VRX) was boosted at Canaccord and Evercore downgraded Twitter (TWTR).

Best Buy Co Inc: BBY Stock Set to Bounce Back From Target-Induced Losses

After the Target reset, Best Buy (BBY) stock looks to follow Walmart higher on an unwinding of heavy bearish sentiment.

Thursday’s Vital Data: Bank of America Corp (BAC), Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) and Target Corporation (TGT)

Bank of America (BAC) call options up on hawkish Fed talk while Cisco (CSCO) and Target (TGT) dip following quarterly earnings releases.

Applied Materials, Inc.: AMAT Stock Looking to Power Higher

Applied Materials has reversed its fortunes in the past year, and earnings could extend AMAT stock's winning streak.