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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Markets

Bearish Bets on Strategy Look Alluring, Says 10X Research as MSTR Diverges From Bitcoin's Bull Run

Despite bitcoin reaching record highs, MSTR's stock price has stalled, indicating waning investor enthusiasm.

A brown bear sits on the ground (LTapsaH/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Options Open Interest Hit Record $42.5B on Deribit as Traders Eye Next Bull Target for BTC

Highest OI now sits at the $110K, $120K, and $300K June 27 strikes — showing bullish conviction

Traders looking at a chart. (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Bitcoin's Rally to Record Highs Puts Focus on $115K Where an 'Invisible Hand' May Slow Bull Run

As BTC looks north, an invisible hand may work to slow the ascent above $115K

Invisible hands likely accelerated BTC's recent crash. (Christina Langford-Miller/Unsplash)

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XRP-BTC Pair Flashes First Golden Cross, Hinting at Major Bull Run for XRP

The pattern has raised the probability of ratio breaking out of its prolonged sideways trend in a sign of major XRP uptrend.

Nasdaq futures chalks out golden cross. (Flickr)

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These Six Charts Explain Why Bitcoin's Recent Move to Over $100K May Be More Durable Than January's Run

Financial conditions, stablecoin flows and other key metrics point to stronger foundation compared to the December-January twin peaks.

Statue of a bull (ianproc64/Pixabay)

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'Days to Cover mNAV,' Emerges as the New Standard for Evaluating Bitcoin Equities

A data driven metric reveals which companies are truly stacking sats and which are lagging behind the valuations investors are giving them.

(BenjaminNelan/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Sets Record Daily Close With $110K as the Next Level to Watch for BTC

The next significant price level for Bitcoin is $110,000, where market dynamics could amplify price movements.

BTC's record daily UTC close. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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Validation Cloud Debuts Mavrik-1 AI Engine on Hedera to Democratize DeFi Data Analysis and Web3

Mavrik-1 aims to lower the barrier to DeFi adoption by allowing users to access complex data without technical expertise.

Validation Cloud debuts AI engine, Mavrik-1. (BrianPenny/Pixabay)

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Ether Is Set to Explode as Traders Pump Millions Into $6K ETH Bets

Crypto traders are betting on Ethereum's ether to reach $6,000 by Dec. 26 through bull call spreads.

Explosion (Luke Jernejcic/Unsplash)

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