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

MGM Resorts International Earnings Preview: 2 Trades for MGM Stock

MGM Resorts International (MGM) soars on reports of potential Mirage sale, but earnings loom large next week

Friday’s Vital Data: Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), United States Steel Corporation (X) and LinkedIn Corp (LNKD)

Netflix (NFLX) traders cheer Italy, Marvel expansion; U.S. Steel (X) is upgraded at JPMorgan; and LinkedIn (LNKD) traders split ahead of earnings.

Sprint Earnings Preview: 2 Trades for Sprint Stock

Sprint is facing a wall of worry as it prepares to release its second-quarter earnings report. Here's what S stock needs to advance.

Thursday’s Vital Data: Facebook Inc (FB), Pfizer Inc. (PFE) and Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD)

Earnings season marches on with results from Facebook (FB), Pfizer (PFE) and Gilead Sciences (GILD) driving heavy options volume.

LinkedIn Earnings Preview: 2 Trades for LNKD Stock

On the heels of a Twitter earnings debacle, expectations are mixed heading into LinkedIn's (LNKD) second-quarter earnings report