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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Bitcoin's Market Share Hits 8-Month High as Price Passes $6K

Bitcoin's recent rally looks sustainable, according to the charts, and the cryptocurrency's rising dominance rate suggests investors are bullish.

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Bitcoin Price Retreats But Bull Case Intact Above $5.7K

Bitcoin's bullish case is still intact after a pullback from 5.5-month highs, but prices must be held above key support at $5,700.

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Bitcoin Price Eyes Break Above $6,000 Ahead of New York Blockchain Week

Bitcoin is gaining altitude in line with the bullish developments on the technical charts and could soon rise above the psychological level of $6,000.

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Bitcoin Risks Pullback After Rejections at Key 2018 Price Hurdle

Bitcoin could be in for a price pullback, having faced rejection at the June 2018 bottom for three consecutive days.

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Bitcoin-Gold Price Correlation Shows Widest Spread in Over a Year

Correlation isn't causation, but it looks like gold's fall is driving bitcoin prices up.

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Bitcoin Price Spikes to Fresh 5-Month Highs Above $5,700

Bitcoin's price hit 5.5-month highs above $5,700 soon before press time, bolstering both short- and long-term bullish views.

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3 Price Hurdles That Could Complicate a Bitcoin Rally to $6K

Bitcoin is on the offensive, having defended key support, but a rally to $6,000 faces several resistance levels lined up in $5,400–$5,900 range.

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Up 28%: Bitcoin Ends April With Biggest Monthly Gain in a Year

Bitcoin scaled an important price resistance with near 30 percent gains in April, solidifying the long-term bull breakout witnessed a month ago.

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Bitcoin's Price Closes In on First 3-Month Win Streak Since 2017

Bitcoin is on track to confirm a long-term bullish reversal with its first three-month winning streak since the end of 2017.

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Bitcoin on the Defensive But May See Bounce at Key Price Support

Bitcoin's short-term prospects are looking bleak, but its close proximity to historically strong price support calls for caution from sellers.

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