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

SolarCity Corp Earnings: Make a Killing in a Volatile SCTY

Bearish sentiment is thick on ahead of SolarCity Corp (SCTY) earnings, but volatility is king for this alternative energy stock.

Friday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX) and Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO)

Apple (AAPL) loses VirnetX (VHC) patent lawsuit, Freeport (FCX) surges on rising metals prices and Yahoo! (YHOO) bounces on post-earnings upgrade.

LinkedIn Corp: 2 Trades for a Post-Earnings Bounce (LNKD)

Social media stocks have been boom or bust, and LinkedIn (LNKD) is looking to boom higher following fourth-quarter earnings.

Wednesday’s Vital Data: Twitter Inc (TWTR), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), and Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO)

Twitter (TWTR) calls spike despite downgrade, Netflix (NFLX) puts popular following upgrade and Yahoo! (YHOO) volume spikes ahead of earnings.

Tuesday’s Vital Data: Facebook Inc (FB), Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) and Apple Inc. (AAPL)

Facebook (FB) rides earnings to new all-time highs, Alphabet (GOOGL) blows past Wall Street expectations and Apple's (AAPL) market cap, and Apple sentiment deteriorates.