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: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Facebook Inc (FB) and Netflix, Inc. (NFLX)

Apple’s (AAPL) fight with the FBI is finally over, Facebook (FB) options rise on ratings reiteration and Netflix (NFLX) jumps on a Wedbush upgrade.

Bulls’ Binge on Netflix, Inc. Stock Leads to a Correction (NFLX)

Fear is spreading on Wall Street, and overbought Netflix stock is overdue for a correction. Put options could be a great way to profit from NFLX decline.

Monday’s Vital Data: Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) and Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA)

Tesla Motors (TSLA) put options are rising ahead of its Model 3 debut, Amazon (AMZN) teams up with Comcast (CMCSA) and Netflix (NFLX) admits to throttling wireless bandwidth.

Thursday’s Vital Data: Nike Inc (NKE), Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX), and Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA)

Nike (NKE) put options climb after revenue miss, Freeport (FCX) plummets alongside commodities, Tesla (TSLA) retreats from overbought levels.

Tuesday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) and Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (VRX)

Apple (AAPL) call options are on the decline as its iPhone SE reveal fails to impress, Valeant’s (VRX) CEO steps down and Alibaba (BABA) hits a BIG transaction milestone.