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

Monday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Office Depot Inc (ODP) and Staples, Inc. (SPLS)

Piper Jaffray weighs in on the Apple (AAPL) iPhone, Netflix (NFLX) options are undervalued per Goldman, and the EU probes Staples (SPLS) and Office Depot (ODP) deal.

Costco Earnings Preview: 2 Trades for COST Stock

Wall Street's outlook for Costco earnings is pretty low key, but Costco stock has plenty of potential for a post-earnings breakout.

Thursday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) and Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX)

Apple (AAPL) faces seasonality concerns, a Netflix (NFLX) “buy” rating is reaffirmed and Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) is hit by Chinese economic data.

BlackBerry Earnings Preview: 2 Trades for BBRY Stock

Wall Street has set the bar low for BlackBerry earnings, but the path of least resistance remains lower for BBRY stock.

Wednesday’s Vital Data: Facebook Inc (FB), Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PBR) and United States Steel Corporation (X)

Facebook (FB) battles European privacy watchdogs, Petrobras (PBR) gets hit as the Brazilian real dives and U.S. Steel (X) plunges on a steel output decline.