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

Friday’s Vital Data: Amazon (AMZN), Qualcomm (QCOM) and McDonald’s (MCD)

What heavy action in the options pits says about Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Qualcomm, Inc. (QCOM) and McDonald’s Corporation (MCD).

XOM: 2 Trades for Oil-Slicked Exxon Stock Ahead of Earnings

Plunging oil prices are expected to wreak havoc on XOM stock as investors brace for next week's earnings report. Here are two options trades to get ahead of the curve.

Thursday’s Vital Data: Alibaba (BABA), Apple (AAPL) and Facebook (FB)

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA), Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Facebook Inc. (FB) are all seeing top-10 options activity.

AMZN: 2 Trades for Amazon Stock Ahead of Earnings

Wall Street experts don't seem to know what to expect from AMZN's earnings report this week. Here's two options for trading Amazon stock before Thursday afternoon.

Wednesday’s Vital Data: Ford Motor Company (F), Transocean LTD (RIG) and AT&T Inc. (T)

Transocean LTD (RIG) and AT&T Inc. (T) were the most popular among put traders, while Ford Motor Company (:F) led the way for call activity.