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 (AAPL) is hit with a lawsuit over “error 53,” UBS remains bearish on Facebook (FB) and Netflix (NFLX) put options spike on FBR Capital downgrade.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Earnings Preview: 2 Trades for WMT Stock

Despite a strong technical uptrend for WMT, Wall Street has set the bar low for Walmart stock heading into earnings.

Friday’s Vital Data: Bank of America Corp. (BAC), Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Netflix, Inc. (NFLX)

Bank of America Corp (BAC) pressured by interest rates, Apple Inc. (AAPL) backs away from TV and Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) faces black market accounts.

SolarCity Corp Shakedown: 2 Bullish SCTY Post-Earnings Trades

Analysts and options traders have soured on SolarCity, but SCTY stock could bounce back from current bargain levels

Thursday’s Vital Data: Twitter Inc (TWTR), Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA) and Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)

Twitter calls are in question as TWTR stock plunges, Tesla (TSLA) puts are under pressured after earnings and Cisco (CSCO) options split ahead of earnings.