Omkar Godbole

Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor and analyst on CoinDesk's Markets team. He has been covering crypto options and futures, as well as macro and cross-asset activity, since 2019, leveraging his prior experience in directional and non-directional derivative strategies at brokerage firms. His extensive background also encompasses the FX markets, having served as a fundamental analyst at currency and commodities desks for Mumbai-based brokerages and FXStreet. Omkar holds small amounts of bitcoin, ether, BitTorrent, tron and dot.

Omkar holds a Master's degree in Finance and a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation.

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Bitcoin Traders No Longer Chasing Record Price Rally Like Before, Options Data Show

The way options are currently priced indicates a more measured bullish sentiment compared to what we've witnessed recently.

Magnifying glass. (Lucas23/Pixabay)

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BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Put Options at $30, $35 Price Levels See Volume Spike

The spike in activity likely stems from "cash-secured" selling of the options by traders who missed the rally in the ETF.

DXY and BTC. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Soars to Record High Above $106K, Then Retreats as Hawkish Fed Rate Cut Looms

The Fed is likely to deliver a “hawkish rate cut,” with hints of less easing next year.

(Getty Images)

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Ether Volume Overshadows Bitcoin on HyperLiquid as Platform Activity Hits $500B

The record trading activity on HyperLiquid's perpetuals market is characrterized by users recently leaning more toward ether than bitcoin.

Cumulative perp volume on HyperLiquid. (DefiLlama)

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This Bitcoin Indicator Echoes Early November Vibe That Presaged a 40% Price Explosion

BTC's range-bound trading might be over soon, according to a widely tracked volatility indicator.

DXY and BTC. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

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Assetera Enables Non-U.S. Investors to Trade Tokenized Nvidia, Coinbase, and S&P 500

The company has plans to include T-bills, money market funds and other instruments in future.

Assetera lists Backed's tokenized trackers. (Assetera)

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XRP Price Raises Bull Flag as $5 Call Options Heat Up: Godbole

XRP's price pattern is teasing a major bullish pattern alongside increased activity in the $5 strike call options on Deribit

XRP looks north. (StockSnap/Pixabay)