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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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Clings to $26K as Investors Await Powell’s Speech

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 25, 2023.

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Binance's Ether Futures See Lowest Open Interest Since July 2022

Don't ready too much into the move, said one observer, calling it a typical position reset.

Binance ETH futures open interest (Coinglass)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Jumps to $26.5K as Trading Volume Increases

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 24, 2023.

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Bitcoin, Ether Trade Below 'Maximum Pain' Levels Ahead of $2.7B Options Settlement

A lot of put options are in-the-money, crypto options exchange Deribit's Lin Chen said.

Bitcoin options open interest by strike price and the max pain point (Deribit)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Hovers Below $26K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 23, 2023.

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Ether-Bitcoin Ratio Uptick Fails to Inspire Bullish Positioning in ETH Options

Options skew remains in favor of ether puts across different timeframes despite the past week's increase in the ETH/BTC ratio.

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Nearly All Short-Term Bitcoin Owners Are Underwater, Making Rallies Harder

"The real problem is the current fragile market set-up for BTC, because short-term holders are underwater in both price and narrative," one observer said.

Bitget offers more liquid altcoin market that Binance. (Pexels/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: Coinbase Acquires Stake in Circle

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 22, 2023.

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Bitcoin Looks Most Oversold Since Covid Crash, Key Indicator Suggests

Bitcoin's relative strength index has dropped well below 30 to its strongest oversold reading since March 2020.

The 14-day RSI has dropped to lowest since March 2020. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Trades Flat; Vitalik Transfers $1M Ether to Coinbase

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 21, 2023.

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