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

Cisco Systems Earnings Preview: 2 Trades for CSCO Stock

Wall Street grows bullish ahead of Cisco Systems (CSCO) earnings, but options traders are reluctant to follow suit.

Tuesday’s Vital Data: Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), BlackBerry Ltd (BBRY) and Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)

Netflix (NFLX) was upgraded at BofA, BlackBerry (BBRY) spiked on rumors of an Apple (AAPL) buyout, and Cisco (CSCO) call options were active ahead of earnings.

GoDaddy Earnings Preview: 2 Trades for GDDY Stock

GoDaddy earnings are attracting bullish analyst coverage, and that is a good thing for GDDY stock options traders.

Monday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), MannKind Corporation (MNKD) and Micron Technology, Inc (MU)

Apple (AAPL) stock goes ex-dividend, MannKind (MNKD) plunges on lack of guidance and Micron (MU) gets a boost from Jefferies.

Friday’s Vital Data: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA), Yelp Inc. (YELP) and Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI)

Alibaba Group (BABA) draws calls ahead of earnings, Yelp (YELP) explores a sale and Sirius XM traders prep for a shareholder meeting.