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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What Are Savvy Bitcoin and Ether Traders Preparing for as Summer Approaches?

Traders are seemingly shoring up their defenses.

Traders get defensive as summer nears. (Familyschaffner/Pixabay)

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Return of Zero Interest Rate Policy as Swiss Central Bank Cuts Rates

The return to zero comes as tariffs threaten to deflate nations with trade surplus, such as Switzerland and China.

Swiss National Bank

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Who's Selling Bitcoin Above $100K and Holding Back the Price Rally?

It's been a record 42 straight days of back-and-forth trading above the $100K mark.

DXY tops $100 (AhmadArdity/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Retests 50-Day Average Support; XRP Risks Dogecoin-Like Bearish Shift in Momentum

A failure to hold the recent strong support of the 50-day SMA could invite stronger selling pressure.

BTC, XRP hover at key support levels. (klip game/Wikimedia Commons)

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Bitcoin 'Accumulator' Better Fit for Corporates Than Dollar-Cost Averaging Strategy, Research Suggests

While investors of all kinds widely prefer DCA, new research shows that since 2023, it has underperformed a structured product called an "accumulator."

BTC "Accumulator" strategy performs better than DCA during bull runs. (Couleur/Pixabay)

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SHIB Long-Short Ratio Slides as Over $1.8M in Bullish Bets Liquidated

The long-short ratio in the perpetual futures market has fallen to 0.9298, indicating bearish sentiment among traders.

SHIB's price. (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Traders’ Are Looking at a Key Data Point in Fed Meeting and It's Not Interest Rate Decision

The Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates unchanged, with a decision announcement scheduled for Wednesday at 18:00 UTC.

BTC price. (jonas-svidras/Pixabay)

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Shiba Inu Slides to Two-Month Low as Trump Threatens Khamenei, Demands Unconditional Surrender

SHIB experienced a 3.5% decline amid broader crypto market losses and U.S. stock market weakness.

SHIB's price. (CoinDesk)