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

Wednesday’s Vital Data: Bank of America, Netflix and Twitter

Bank of America (BAC) calls climb on an earnings beat, Netflix (NFLX) bucks the downtrend on strong earnings and Twitter (TWTR) plunges on a service outage.

Starbucks Corporation: Grab a Cup of SBUX Stock With These Two Trades

Starbucks held its own amid the bloodbath -- whatever your risk tolerance, it's time to cash in on SBUX stock.

Tuesday’s Vital Data: Apple, Netflix and Intel

Apple (AAPL) attracts calls ahead of earnings, puts pile on Netflix (NFLX) and Intel’s (INTC) weak margin guidance brings out the bears.

Friday’s Vital Data: Twitter Inc (TWTR), Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) and Hertz Global Holdings Inc (HTZ)

Twitter (TWTR) gets a reiterated buy call, Exxon Mobil (XOM) calls are up on a potential oil bottom and Hertz (HTZ) volume spikes on institutional buying.

IBM Stock Earnings: 2 Bearish Trades for Big Blue

IBM stock faces new 52-week lows as fourth-quarter earnings offer little to halt the stock's decline