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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Why Bitcoin's Record Price Rally May Be Choked Between $90K and $100K?

As bitcoin's ongoing price surge gives off an aura of invincibility, one force threatens to slow the ascent above $90,000.

Knowledge, curiosity. (qimono/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Hits $82K as Weekend Rally Extends

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 11, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Nov. 11 2024 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Looks Ripe for Price Pullback as $80K Breakout Looks Overstretched: Godbole

Chart studies reveal that BTC's price rally appears overstretched and could be primed for a classic "bull market pullback."

Crypto rotation (Pixabay)

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Dogecoin Price Spikes 62% This Week—2020 Pattern Suggests DOGE Could Rocket Even Higher: Godbole

DOGE's weekly price chart mirrors the late 2020 set-up that paved the way for a 1,500% price rise.

Dogecoin jumps into a golden cross. (
brixiv/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Price Tops $80K as Futures Premium Soars and $1.6B in Open Options Bet Hints Big Swings

Futures premiums soar, indicating a bias for bullish bets.

Bulls (Delphine Ducaruge /Unsplash)

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Ether Blows Past $3K, Builds Bullish Momentum After Trump's Election Win and Fed Rate Cut

ETH is on track to register its biggest weekly since May, but remains well below its record high.

Ether's price. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: BTC in Price Discovery Mode Following Record High

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 8, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Nov. 8 2024 (CoinDesk)

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Is $90K Bitcoin's Next Big Test? Trendline Analysis Reveals Insights Amid SOL/BTC Breakout: Godbole

Trendline drawn off BTC's April and November 2021 highs signals resistance at around $90,000.

A user tracks charts on an tablet with a keyboard and larger monitor in the background.

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Ether, Touted as Internet Bond, May Top $3K on Fed Rate Cut, Outperform Bitcoin: Omkar Godbole

Elevated interest rates in the U.S. have dented ether’s appeal as the internet equivalent of a bond, offering a fixed-income-like return on staking.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified that a U.S. CBDC isn't in the near future, and he said the Fed wouldn't design one to spy on Americans (screen capture, Senate Banking Committee video)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Holds Below $75K Before Expected U.S. Rate Cut

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 7, 2024.

BTC price, Nov. 7 2024 (CoinDesk)