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's Death Cross Is Looming Again

Indicators like the death cross are inherently lagging and offer limited predictive power.

Investors shouldn't let bitcoin's impending death cross put them under pressure. (bboellinger/Pixabay)

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These Two Bitcoin Indicators Offer Light in a Gloomy Market

BTC has dropped over 13% this month, but all is not lost, according to key indicators.

Tunnel. (alexman89/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Crashes to $50K as 'Perfect Storm' Hits Crypto Market

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug 5, 2024.

Bitcoin price on Aug 5 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Drops 15% Against Japanese Yen, Outpacing Declines Versus USD, as Yen Carry Trades Unwind

The yen's strong performance, rising almost 10% against the USD in three weeks, led to the unwinding of carry trades, contributing to the sell-off in risk assets and causing significant market volatility.

(Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin Price Crash to $50K Dashes Carry Traders' Hopes

Carry trading, a popular strategy from the first quarter, involves profiting from pricing discrepancies between two markets.

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Bitcoin Dips Below $50K as Investors Flee Risk Assets

Ether slumped by the most since May 2021.

Man with his head down on his laptop facing the Agony of Defeat (Getty Images)

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Ether Slides 20% as Trading Firm Moves $46M in ETH

A wallet supposedly associated with Jump Trading moved 17,576 ETH to centralized exchanges, according to Spot On Chain.

(CoinDesk Indices)

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First Mover Americas: BTC Warnings Finger Drop to $55K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 2, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Aug 2 2024 (CoinDesk)

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Risks Are Skewed to a Weaker Nonfarm Payrolls Print, ING Says

A weak report will likely bolster Fed rate-cut expectations and potentially support risk assets, including bitcoin.

The government's jobs report for January was released Friday (David McNew/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Risk-Reward Remains Compelling Even After Price Surges 100% in a Year

Long-term holders are motivated to hold at bitcoin's going market rate, implying an attractive risk-reward for existing or potential investors, according to the "reserve risk" indicator.

(WOKANDAPIX/Pixabay)