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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Here Is the Bitcoin Price Level That Could Be an Attractive Entry Point for BTC Bulls

Gauging key levels that could offer the best risk-reward ratio for those looking to join the bitcoin bull run.

Gauging best entry for BTC bulls. (Tim Mossholder/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Slides to $115K as Dow Jones' Rally Stalls at December-January High

The broader cryptocurrency market, including ether and solana, also experienced losses of 2% to 3%.

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Volmex's Bitcoin and Ether Volatility Futures Top $10M Volume Since Debut as Traders Look Beyond Price

Trading volatility futures involves betting on the expected amount of price fluctuation, rather than the direction of the price.

White froth-tipped waves (Dimitris Vetsikas/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Whale Bets $23.7M on BTC Rally to $200K by Year-End

Bitcoin's price has stabilized between $116,000 and $120,000, while options market activity remains high, with open interest nearing record levels.

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XRP Price Crashes 10%; Focus on Bitcoin-Yen's 'Descending Triangle' as Fed Rate Cut Bets Rise

Traders are ramping up expectations for Fed rate cuts in 2026, which supports the bull case in BTC; however, the bond yield differential suggests JPY strength ahead.

XRP prone to profit taking. (shutterstock_248427865)

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BTC, XRP, SOL, ETH Witness 'Long Squeeze' as Futures Open Interest Slides With Prices

Thursday's drop in major tokens is likely led by the unwinding of leveraged bullish positions rather than new bearish plays.

A wallet containting banknotes being squeezed by a vice. (stevepb/Pixabay)

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'Wall Streetization' of Bitcoin: BTC Volatility Index and the S&P 500 VIX Boast Record 90-Day Correlation

The correlation between BTC's implied volatility indices and the S&P 500 VIX recently hit a record 0.88.

BTC and S&P 500's volatility indices see record correlation. (PIRO4D/Pixabay)

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Shiba Inu Tanks 7% With Broader Market, But Outperforms DOGE

Despite falling below the 200-day SMA, SHIB remained above the Ichimoku cloud, indicating a potentially bullish long-term trend.

SHIB. (CoinDesk)