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 Struggles for Price Gains As Litecoin Hits 13-Month high

Bitcoin is lacking a clear directional bias for the eighth consecutive day as litecoin continues to surge.

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No Man's Land: Bitcoin Price Locked in $600 Range for 7th Day

Bitcoin's struggle for direction continues with prices locked in a tight range for a week.

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Above $125: Litecoin Jumps to Highest Price in Over a Year

The price of litecoin surged another 10 percent today, pushing its price above $125 to record its highest value since May 23, 2018.

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Bitcoin Risks Short-Term Bear Reversal Below $7.4K Price Support

Bitcoin's bulls need to keep prices above key support at $7,432 to avert a short-term bearish reversal.

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Bitcoin Price Eyes Stronger Recovery Rally After Bounce to $8K

Bitcoin has recovered to $8,000 after defending key support for two consecutive days and may remain well bid over the weekend. 

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Bitcoin and Gold Prices Diverge Again, Extending 5-Month Correlation

Bitcoin has shed $1,400 over the last seven days, contradicting gold's 5.4 percent price rise to the highest since February.

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Bitcoin Struggles to Build Momentum After Defense of $7.4K Price Support

A key technical line applied brakes to bitcoin's sell-off earlier this week, but so far the bounce has been shallow, with upside capped around $7,900.

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Bitcoin Recovers From 2-Week Low But Price Outlook Remains Bearish

Bitcoin’s ongoing corrective bounce could be short-lived, as the charts are signaling a short-term bullish-to-bearish trend change.

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Long-Term Support Level May Struggle to Revive Bitcoin Price Rally

Bitcoin’s price pullback seems to have stalled near historically strong support, but a bounce, if any, could be shallow.

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Bitcoin Faces Price Pullback as Signs of Bull Exhaustion Emerge

Bitcoin could revisit sub-$8,000 levels in the short-term, as a longer-duration chart is flashing signs of bull exhaustion for the first time in 2019.

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