Omkar Godbole

Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor on CoinDesk's Markets team based in Mumbai, holds a masters degree in Finance and a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) member. Omkar previously worked at FXStreet, writing research on currency markets and as fundamental analyst at currency and commodities desk at Mumbai-based brokerage houses. Omkar holds small amounts of bitcoin, ether, BitTorrent, tron and dot.

Omkar Godbole

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Markets

Ether-Bitcoin Ratio Uptick Fails to Inspire Bullish Positioning in ETH Options

Options skew remains in favor of ether puts across different timeframes despite the past week's increase in the ETH/BTC ratio.

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Markets

Nearly All Short-Term Bitcoin Owners Are Underwater, Making Rallies Harder

"The real problem is the current fragile market set-up for BTC, because short-term holders are underwater in both price and narrative," one observer said.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Coinbase Acquires Stake in Circle

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 22, 2023.

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Markets

Bitcoin Looks Most Oversold Since Covid Crash, Key Indicator Suggests

Bitcoin's relative strength index has dropped well below 30 to its strongest oversold reading since March 2020.

The 14-day RSI has dropped to lowest since March 2020. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Trades Flat; Vitalik Transfers $1M Ether to Coinbase

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 21, 2023.

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Crypto Analysts Split on Why Ether Outperformed Bitcoin During Last Week's Slide

The ether-bitcoin ratio rose more than 2% past week. The gain is inconsistent with its record of taking losses during bouts of risk aversion.

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Markets

Bitcoin and U.S. Real Yield Reach Strongest Inverse Correlation Since April

Bitcoin fell over 10% last week as the yield on the 10-year inflation-indexed security rose to the highest since 2009.

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Markets

Scheduled Unlocks for LDO, AVAX, YGG Tokens Promise Busy Week Ahead

Research by The Tie show coins tend to drop in the days leading up to an unlock.

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FTX Debtors Revise Settlement Proposal After Objection From U.S. Trustee

The latest proposal will see the debtors include the U.S. Trustee as a noticed party and reduce the maximum settled value for claims from the earlier $10 million to $7 million.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Perpetual Funding Rates Crash as Price Slide Puts Short Volatility Bets at Risk

Funding rates tanked on several exchanges, indicating a steep discount in bitcoin perpetual futures.

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