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

Thursday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) and Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)

Apple's (AAPL) selloff is dubbed overblown, Netflix (NFLX) subscriber growth is questioned and Microsoft (MSFT) gets an upgrade.

Wednesday’s Vital Data: Bank of America Corp (BAC), Facebook Inc (FB) and Alcoa Inc (AA)

Alcoa (AA) earnings beat, but guidance falls flat; meanwhile, options traders gear up for earnings on Bank of America (BAC) and Facebook (FB).

Monday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA)

Apple (AAPL) shares are flooded with bearish analyst activity, while Netflix (NFLX) and Alibaba (BABA) each are reiterated at “buy."

Alcoa Inc (AA) Stock: 2 Trades Ahead of Earnings

AA stock has been punished over the past year, but things could be different this time. Here's how to trade Alcoa's upcoming earnings.

Friday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Facebook Inc (FB) and SunEdison Inc (SUNE)

Two more analysts cut projections on the Apple (AAPL) iPhone, Facebook (FB) upgraded to “strong buy,” SunEdison (SUNE) plunges on new debt deal