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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'Bull Flag' Call for $70K Bitcoin Draws Skepticism From Rival Analysts

There's a debate raging among bitcoin technical analysts over whether the "bull flag" chart pattern even has a flagpole.

A "bull flag" or wishful thinking? Analysts are raising a yellow flag about the latest call for $70,000 bitcoin.

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Crypto Options Giant Deribit Launches Bitcoin Volatility Index

The exchange is planning to roll out futures tied to the index soon. It's not a "fear gauge" but an "action gauge."

The cryptocurrency options exchange Deribit has a new volatility index.

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CME to Launch Micro Bitcoin Futures in May

CME's micro futures contract will provide institutions and individual traders one more tool to hedge their spot market risks.

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Bitcoin, in Switch From February, Keeps Bullish Tone as US Treasury Yields Rise

About 87% of bitcoin's performance was delivered while the U.S. 10-year bond yield has been rising, one observer said.

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Ether-Bitcoin Implied Volatility Spread Points to a Macro-Driven Market

Historically, the implied volatility spread has proven a reliable indicator of upcoming shifts in market leadership.

One-month ether-bitcoin implied volatility spread could show the two cryptocurrencies might start trading more closely in tandem.

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Bitcoin Breaks Out, Near $58K, After Visa Adds Support for Stablecoin USDC

Bitcoin picks up a bid as payments giant Visa adds support for USDC – the second-biggest stablecoin.

Bitcoin's price has surged over the past few days.

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Bitcoin Options Traders Position for Gains (to $80K?) in Historically Bullish April

Theoretically, the $80,000 call represents a bet that bitcoin would settle above that level on April 30.

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RBI Is Assessing Digital Rupee's Impact on Financial Stability, Says Governor Shaktikanta Das

The RBI is examining the impact of the digital rupee on the financial stability in the economy.

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Bitcoin Traders Brace for Record $6B in Options to Expire Friday

The record bitcoin options expiry could be bearish overhang on the market.

Chart showing open bitcoin options contracts, listed by their strike prices, reveals the "max pain" point at $44,000.

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Bitcoin Rises Despite Dollar Strength as Elon Musk Adds BTC Payment Option

Tesla accepting bitcoin payments and running its own nodes is "massively bullish," according to one analyst.

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