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

IBM Earnings Could Provide a Little Push

Considering Wall Street's reserved optimism ahead of IBM earnings, bullish traders might be best off playing options spreads prior to the report.

Buy Call Spreads Before Yahoo Earnings

Sentiment from several camps -- including the analyst community and options traders -- is bullish on YHOO heading into the Q3 Yahoo earnings report.

Make a Cool Buck on JPMorgan Earnings

JPMorgan stock shouldn't move too much on earnings, but a hedged bullish bet using JPM options should still be worth your time.

Get Bullish on Hoppy Williams-Sonoma

It looks like any bad news that Williams-Sonoma (WSM) might report tonight is already being anticipated. Go contrarian with this bull call spread.

Expect No Joy From Joy Global’s Earnings

Joy Global is set to report earnings tomorrow, and the likely outcome is the same pain that's haunted heavy mining equipment operators for some time.