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

Tesla Motors Inc: 2 Trades for an Early January Rebound

Call volume is picking up on Tesla Motors, and TSLA stock may be poised to bounce back strong from the market's overcorrection.

Monday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Twitter Inc (TWTR) and Netflix, Inc. (NFLX)

Apple (AAPL) stock posts its first losing year since 2008, Twitter (TWTR) strikes a New Year's deal with Times Square and Netflix (NFLX) sees mixed analyst action.

Thursday’s Vital Data: Facebook Inc (FB), Bank of America Corp (BAC) and Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA)

Facebook (FB) calls up despite class action lawsuits, BofA (BAC) drops on a $600 million write-down and Tesla (TSLA) calls spike on a bullish Q4 deliveries note.

Wednesday’s Vital Data: Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) and SunEdison Inc (SUNE)

Amazon (AMZN) calls pop on Prime and Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), Netflix (NFLX) bears call a top, and SunEdison (SUNE) reverses on fundraising.

Tuesday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Dow Chemical Co (DOW) and Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX)

Apple (AAPL) edges closer to its first annual stock loss in six years, Dow (DOW) investors are having second thoughts on its DuPont merger, and Freeport (FCX) gets a leadership shakeup.