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

Why General Electric Company Stock Is Worth a Second Look

General Electric has a history of letting investors down. But increased volatility and potential news on the company's future could make a GE stock strangle play quite profitable.

Tuesday’s Vital Data: AT&T Inc. (T), Visa Inc. (V) and Netflix, Inc. (NFLX)

Options traders take aim at AT&T (T) and Visa (V) ahead of earnings, while Netflix (NFLX) posts another quarter of impressive growth.

Trade International Business Machines for a Potential 230% Gain

IBM is set to report positive revenue for the second consecutive quarter on strong cloud and mobile revenue. Here's how to take advantage of the post earnings rally in IBM stock.

Monday’s Vital Data: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI)

Advanced Micro (AMD) options rise on new Ryzen chips, JPMorgan (JPM) languishes in earnings miss and, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) is dogged by China review.

How to Ride Netflix, Inc. Earnings to a 100% Gain

Bullish market sentiment is rising on Netflix stock ahead of earnings, but there is still plenty of negativity that could unwind sharply and send NFLX soaring.