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

Put the Brakes on Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., It’s Time for Profit-Taking

Advanced Micro Devices is finally getting attention for its core business, but speculation is still rampant and AMD stock is due for a retreat.

Tuesday’s Vital Data: General Electric Company (GE), Twitter Inc (TWTR) and Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)

General Electric (GE) put options jumped on dividend concerns, Twitter (TWTR) joins the S&P 500 and Microsoft (MSFT) buys GitHub.

General Motors Company Needs to Blow Off Some Steam –Time to Fade It

The SoftBank investment is good news for General Motors, but GM stock needs to take a breather. Here's how to profit from the pullback.

Monday’s Vital Data: Micron Technology, Inc. (MU), Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)

Micron (MU) falls under Chinese scrutiny, Apple (AAPL) options jump ahead of WWDC and Advanced Micro (AMD) target hiked at Stifel.

Friday’s Vital Data: Facebook, Inc. (FB), Snap Inc (SNAP) and Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (DB)

Facebook (FB) call options gain ground on shareholder meeting, Snap (SNAP) pops on Citron bull call and Deutsche Bank (DB) put options surge on ratings woes.