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

Bitcoin Eyes Record High Above $109K as U.S. Cuts Tariffs on Chinese Goods to 30% From 145%

China said it will release a joint statement with the U.S. on what was achieved.

Hot air ballon. (bozziniclaudio/Pixabay)

Markets

DOGE, XRP, ETH, SOL Follow Bitcoin Through the Cloud as Altcoin Momentum Builds

Top altcoins are mimicking BTC's late April bullish breakout that set the stage for a rally to $100,000.

Clouds photographed from above.  (wal_172619/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Sees Surge in Institutional Confidence, Deribit-Listed BTC Options Market Reveals

Panning out over just the last week shows a much bigger sign of institutional positioning on BTC, Deribit said.

The word "options" (Peggy_Marco/Pixabay)

Advertisement

Markets

Bitcoin's Price Surge to $104K Liquidates Nearly $400M in Bearish BTC Bets, Opening Doors to Further Gains

The rally followed a U.K. trade deal announcement and record ETF inflows exceeding $40 billion.

BTC rally shakes out shorts. (Coinglass)

Markets

Breakout Alert: Ether, Bitcoin Cash-Bitcoin Ratio Break Downtrends as DOGE, SHIB Bottom Out

ETH, BCH and top memecoins are flashing bullish chart patterns.

Close-up of the head of a statue of a bull (cjweaver13/Pixabay)

Markets

Much-Awaited Fed Rate Cut May Not Come Before Q4, ING Says

Delayed rate cuts could be more aggressive when they happen, the investment bank said.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference

Markets

What’s Next for Bitcoin With Crypto Market Cheering Trump's Trade Deal Hype?

Several factors suggest the $100K breakout may not be a smooth ride.

What next as BTC nears $100K breakout? (qimono/Pixabay)

Markets

Massive Bitcoin Bull Run Ahead? Two Chart Patterns Mirror BTC's Rally to $109K

Key bearish indicators recently trapped bears on the wrong side of the market in a pattern observed in August-September 2024.

Charts signal 2024-like massive BTC bull run ahead. (NASA-Imagery/Pixabay)