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

Apple Inc. (AAPL): 2 Trades for the Upcoming Holiday Week

Apple stock looks to drift higher during the holiday-shortedned Thanksgiving week. Here are two trades for AAPL.

Friday’s Vital Data: Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) and Intel Corporation (INTC)

Short restriction fuels Chesapeake Energy (CHK) put volume, momentum carries Netflix (NFLX) call volume and Intel (INTC) lifts its dividend and guidance.

Thursday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Qualcomm, Inc. (QCOM) and Pfizer Inc. (PFE)

Apple (AAPL) supplier Foxconn's revenue points to strong iPhone sales, while Qualcomm (QCOM) faces antitrust in Korea and Pfizer (PFE) nears a deal with Allergan (AGN).

Wednesday’s Vital Data: General Electric Company (GE), Sunedison Inc (SUNE) and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT)

General Electric's (GE) volume spikes on Synchrony (SYF) exit, hedge funds abandon Sunedison (SUNE) and Walmart (WMT) reports a solid Q3.

Salesforce Earnings: 2 Bullish Trades for CRM Stock

Expectations are high for Salesforce earnings, but CRM stock still has room to run.