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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U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls Eyed as Bitcoin Heads for Largest Weekly Loss Since FTX's Collapse

The jobs data, due later Friday, is forecast to show that the pace of job additions in the world's largest economy slowed sharply in June.

Payrolls (Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin Slumps Below $54K as Mt. Gox Moves $2.6B in BTC

BTC slides to lowest since late February, breaching key price support.

Mt. Gox's wallet activity. (Arkham Intelligence)

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Bitcoin Drops Below 200-Day Average, Brings Bull Market Trendline Into Focus

Markets that consistently trade below the 200-day moving average are said to be in a downtrend.

BTC's daily chart. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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Decoding The $7B Decline in Bitcoin's Notional Open Interest

While BTC futures OI has dropped, open interest in BTC terms has held steady.

Computer monitors and a laptop screen show trading charts on a desk overlooking an expanse of water at sunset. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Losing $60K Handle May Trigger Wave of ETF Liquidations: Analyst

The world's largest crypto has now declined 14% over the past four weeks.

outflows (Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Falls to $60K as Mt. Gox Overhang Looms

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 3, 2024.

BTC price, FMA July 3 2024 (CoinDesk)

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TradFi Liquidity Stress Indicator Surges. What Does It Mean for BTC?

The secured overnight financing rate surged Monday, a sign of liquidity stress in the U.S. banking system.

(Jayashreee/Creative Commons)

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Pre-ETF Ether Options Trend Mirrors BTC Except for One Key Difference

The bullish sentiment in the ether options market is more measured than bitcoin in early January, indicating a low probability of a sell-the-fact event following the debut of ETFs.

Computer monitors and a laptop screen show trading charts on a desk overlooking an expanse of water at sunset. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin's Retreat From $70K Characterized by 'Vol Lethargy'

Deribit's BTC DVOL index, a measure of volatility expectations, has slipped to its lowest since early February.

Deribit's BTC DVOL index. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Bulls Hopeful Entering July as ETFs Record $130M Inflows

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

BTC price, FMA July 2 2024 (CoinDesk)