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

PepsiCo Earnings Preview: 2 Trades for PEP Stock

Wall Street sees PepsiCo earnings falling 7% year-over-year, but the company has a history of besting these expectations. A strong report could be big for PEP stock.

Thursday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Dow Chemical Co (DOW) and Micron Technology, Inc. (MU)

Apple (AAPL) enterprise sales reach $25 billion, Dow Chemical (DOW) gains on a bullish note and Micron (MU) calls spike ahead of earnings.

Micron Technology Earnings Preview: 2 Trades for MU Stock

With Wall Street expecting Micron earnings to fall triple-digits year-over-year, the past of least resistance appears lower for MU stock

Wednesday’s Vital Data: Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Apache Corporation (APA) and Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO)

Netflix (NFLX) strikes free Wi-Fi deal with Virgin (VA), Apache (APA) sees unusual put volume, Yahoo! (YHOO) pushes ahead with Alibaba (BABA) spinoff.

Tuesday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Alcoa Inc (AA) and Sangamo Biosciences, Inc. (SGMO)

Apple (AAPL) sells 13 million iPhones, Alcoa (AA) will split into two companies and Sangamo (SGMO) is hammered by the biotech backlash.