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 Price Jumps $1K in 30 Minutes to Top $10,000 Again

Bitcoin surged $1,000 in just 30 minutes during U.S. trading hours Thursday, a move that found the leading cryptocurrency rising to $10,400.

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Bitcoin Bounce Capped by $10K Price Resistance

Bitcoin's recovery from one-month lows looks to have stalled near $10,000 and may be short lived.

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The Case $7.5K Could Become Bitcoin's New Price Support

The world's most valuable cryptocurrency could find price support at $7,500 – that is if it follows past patterns on the charts.

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Bitcoin Price Looks South After Second-Largest 24-Hour Drop of 2019

Bitcoin logged one of the biggest daily price losses of the year on Tuesday, confirming a short-term bullish-to-bearish trend change.

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Key Bitcoin Price Indicator Turns Bearish in First Since December

The widely tracked MACD bitcoin price indicator has turned bearish for the first time in seven months.

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Bitcoin’s Price Could Rise if Facebook’s Crypto Survives Congress Hearings

Bitcoin is under pressure ahead of U.S. congressional hearings on Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency on July 16 and 17. But what happens next?

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Pullback Over? Bitcoin Bounces $600 From $11K Price Support

Bitcoin has bounced up from historically strong price support, raising the prospects of a renewed push toward recent highs above $13,000.

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Bitcoin's Price Charts Point to an Impending 'Golden Cross'

Bitcoin's three-day chart suggests that a "golden cross" is set to occur for the first time since early 2016.

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Bitcoin Price Drops $2K in 24 Hours but Bull View Still Intact

Bitcoin dropped around $2,000 in the last 24 hours, but the outlook isn't as gloomy as you might think.

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Bitcoin Price Recovers 85% of Recent Losses With Move Above $13K

Bitcoin bolstered its already bullish technical setup with a move above $13,000 earlier today.

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