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

Large Bitcoin Options Positions May Boost Price Volatility This Week

As long as these options remain open in the market, the next couple of days could be volatile for bitcoin.

Rough waters ahead? Options may lead to heavy volatility in coming days.

Markets

First Mover: Bitcoin Flushes 'Weak Hands' as Ethereum Hits New All-Time High

Last week's rout in bitcoin market looks like "weak hands" selling out because bidders appeared to materialize whenever prices fell to $30K.

"The Amateur," by Attilio Simonetti.

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Big Investors Stacked Up Ether as Price Rose to Record High

The increased accumulation by investors with deep pockets may have put upward pressure on ether's price.

Ether prices over the last week.

Markets

First Mover: Bitcoin ‘Double-Spend’ FUD Gives Newbies a Volatility Lesson

A mixture of bearish price-chart patterns and ill-understood news items combined to cause bitcoin's biggest price plunge since March, in a demonstration to market newcomers of the cryptocurrency's notorious volatility.    

Fear, uncertainty and doubt are hitting the bitcoin market.

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Finance

Tether's Bank Deltec Says Stablecoin Is Fully Backed by Reserves

"Every tether is backed by a reserve and their reserve is more than what is in circulation," said Gregory Pepin, Deltec Bank's deputy CEO.

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Markets

Bitcoin Faces Further Losses Before Rally Restarts, Say Analysts

Despite a bounce earlier on Friday, bitcoin may yet see further losses in the near term.

Bitcoin prices for the last 24 hours.

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Guggenheim CIO Says Bitcoin May Have Topped Out for Now

Guggenheim Partners CIO says bitcoin could retrace all the way back to $20,000.

Scott Minerd

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First Mover: As Bitcoin Flips Bearish, Neither Biden Nor BlackRock Brightens Mood

There are many long-term bulls in the bitcoin market. But in the short term?

Cryptocurrency analysts see stormy weather in the forecast for bitcoin.

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Markets

Bitcoin Option Traders Hedge Against Downside Risk as Price Dips to Near $32K

Options traders look to be preparing for further falls in bitcoin's price in the short term, according to put-call skew data.

Bitcoin prices for the last 24 hours

Markets

Ether's Rise to Record Highs May Propel Cryptocurrency to $10.5K: Fundstrat Global

Fundstrat strategist David Grider based his bullish prediction in part on the promise of Ethereum's technology.

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