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: Bank of America Corp (BAC), Facebook Inc (FB) and Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD)

Bank of America (BAC) dives on potential Fed rate hike delay, Facebook (FB) sees increase in Instagram logins and Gilead’s (GILD) HIV-1 treatment gets marketing validation.

Friday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), and Walt Disney Co (DIS)

Apple (AAPL) technicals headed for “death cross,” Netflix (NFLX) hammered on European price hike, Walt Disney (DIS) downgraded.

Best Buy Earnings Preview: 2 Trades for BBY Stock

Short interest unwinds ahead of Best Buy's (BBY) second-quarter earnings report draws near. Here's how to play it.

Thursday’s Vital Data: Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), Twitter Inc (TWTR) and Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ)

Exxon Mobil (XOM) puts pile as oil prices plunge, Jim Cramer weighs in on Twitter (TWTR), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) earnings on tap

2 Ways to Trade Salesforce.com Before Earnings (CRM)

Wall Street has high expectations for Salesforce.com (CRM) despite the company's history of missing consensus targets