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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Tron's TRX Faces Rising Risk of Bearish Momentum After High-Volume Drop to 27 Cents

High trading volume points to potential further downward pressure on TRX prices.

TRX's price chart. (CoinDesk)

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XRP Falls Below 200-day Average, Bitcoin Dips to $105K as Traders Eye Core PCE

The core PCE data, a key inflation measure, is anticipated to impact market sentiment and could influence future Federal Reserve rate decisions.

BTC's $14B options expiry. (Pexels/Pixabay)

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Two Ways This Bitcoin Bull Market Is Sturdier Than 2020-21 and 2017

BTC's realized volatility has averaged less than 50% this time, according to Glassnode.

BTC's latest bull market looks sturdier than previous ones. (Bluesnap/Pixabay)

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Solana's 18 Month Long Bull Run Against Ether Is Over; XRP Ends Mini-Uptrend

The SOL/ETH ratio signals an end of a prolonged uptrend and ether outperformance ahead.

Screenshot of a candle chart going down.  (Maxim Hopman/Unsplash)

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Has Bitcoin Peaked? BlackRock BTC Spot ETF Traders Lose Appetite for Upside

Bitcoin has been trading sideways after reaching record highs above $110,000 last week.

IBIT activity hints at temporary BTC peak. (Kanenori/Pixabay)

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XRP Army Is Truly Global As CME Data Reveals Nearly Half of XRP Futures Trading Occurs in Non-U.S. Hours

Futures registered a trading volume of $86.6 million in the first six trading days.

CME's XRP futures reveal the token's global appeal. (Alexas_Fotos/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin's $95K-$105K Range in Focus as $10B BTC Options Expiry Looms

Bitcoin options worth over $10 billion are set to expire on Friday at 08:00 UTC on Deribit.

Digital screen. (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

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Ether Favored Over Bitcoin by Big Money, Here Are 3 Clues That Point to ETH Bias in Crypto Market

Key indicators suggests traders are becoming more bullish on ether relative to bitcoin.

3 Clues institutions are leaning towards ETH. (geralt/Pixabay)