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.

Omkar Godbole

Latest from Omkar Godbole


Markets

Market Storm Likely After September Fed Interest-Rate Cut, VIX Suggests

October VIX futures are trading at an extreme premium to September futures, pointing to post-Fed turbulence.

Ship on turbulent waters. (Pixabay)

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: ENA, DOGE Rally as Bitcoin Downside Concerns Linger

Altcoins like DOGE and SUI are rallying as the broader memecoin market shows signs of rejuvenation.

A shiba inu dog looks upward (Shutterstock)

Markets

BTC Could Surge to $120K With Bullish Head-and-Shoulders Pattern

Bitcoin is forming a bullish inverse head-and-shoulders pattern, according to technical charts.

Bull statue (Pixabay)

Advertisement

Markets

Sui-Based Yield Protocol Nemo Exploited for $2.4M in USDC

Nemo, a yield protocol on the Sui blockchain, suffered a $2.4 million exploit.

Nemo suffered $2.4M hack on Monday. (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

Markets

Hyperliquid Faces Community Pushback Against Stripe-Linked USDH Proposal

Paxos, Frax and Agora are competing for Hyperliquid’s USDH stablecoin contract as MoonPay backs Agora CEO Nick van Eck’s coalition and concerns mount over Stripe’s potential conflicts of interest.

(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Markets

XRP and SOL Signal Bull Run While Traders Hedge for Downside in Bitcoin and Ether

Options data from Deribit reveals a striking divergence in sentiment for major cryptocurrencies.

Options show a striking divergence in sentiment for major tokens. (Bankrx/Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Stays Below $112K After Tough Jobs Report and Fed Cut Bets. What Next?

The U.S. jobs report revealed only 22,000 job additions in August, far below expectations, increasing the likelihood of a Fed rate cut. Still, BTC remains below $112K.

Bitcoin stays below $112K. (geralt/Pixabay)

Advertisement

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: XRP, SOL Likely to Move 4% as Payrolls Data Looms

Implied volatility indexes suggest moderate price swings in major cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether, with larger changes in XRP and SOL.

US Department of Labor Building (Department of Labor)