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

Thursday’s Vital Data: Bank of America Corp (BAC), AT&T Inc. (T) and Ford Motor Company (F)

Analysts get bullish on Bank of America (BAC) and Ford (F), while the FCC signals likely approval for AT&T's (T) acquisition of DirecTV (DTV).

Starbucks Earnings Preview: 2 Trades for SBUX Stock

Options traders are hopeful ahead of Starbucks' quarterly earnings report, as Wall Street looks for a 20% jump in SBUX profits.

Wednesday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO)

Tech in trouble: Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo! (YHOO) earnings disappoint, and options contracts are moving like mad.

Qualcomm Earnings Preview: 2 Trades for QCOM Stock

Qualcomm (QCOM) stock faces serious headwinds as the chipmaker prepares to release its Q3 report amid reports of possible layoffs and a breakup.

Tuesday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) and GoPro Inc (GPRO)

Apple (AAPL) traders pile into calls ahead of earnings, Netflix (NFLX) detractors fuel profit taking and GoPro (GPRO) gets a Toyota deal ahead of earnings.