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.

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Finance

First Mover Americas: The Bitcoin Death Cross

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for April 25, 2022.

Death cross (Anton Petrus/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Falls to Six-Week Low Amid Risk-Off Sentiment

"I don't remember this level of bearishness amongst contacts and Twitter, even back on cycle lows in January," one fund manager said.

Bitcoin drops, tracking worsening risk aversion in traditional markets. (Pixabay, PhotoMosh)

Finance

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Holds $40K, Yuan Drop May Add to Risk Aversion

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for April 22, 2022.

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Markets

Crypto Traders Find Ether Options Attractive as 'Implied Volatility' Slides

It makes sense to buy options as volatility is so low, one observer said.

La volatilidad implícita de ether parece barata en comparación con la volatilidad histórica. (Pixabay)

Finance

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tops $42.5K, Commerzbank Revives Hopes of Mainstream Crypto Adoption

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for April 21, 2022.

Germany's central bank isn't so sure it wants a CBDC.

Markets

Bitcoin Investors Eye 200-Day Average After Three-Day Rally, Analyst Says

The cryptocurrency's recent bounce from under $40,000 has restored the short-term bullish bias.

Bitcoin looks north after defence of the Ichimoku cloud support. (Pixabay, PhotoMosh)

Finance

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Bid as Real Bond Yield Remains Negative for Main Street

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for April 20, 2022.

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Markets

Bitcoin's 30-Day Volatility Slips to 17-Month Low

Market makers from DeFi option vaults are perhaps the invisible force helping create a boundary for prices.

Índice de volatilidad de bitcoin de 30 días cae a mínimo en 17 meses. (Arcane Research, TradingView, Coinbase)

Finance

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Struggles as Dollar Breaks Multi-Year Bearish Trend Line

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for April 19, 2022.

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Markets

Crypto Options Traders Adopt New Strategies to Profit From DeFi-Led Volatility Gyrations

DeFi option vaults put downward pressure on implied volatility every Friday, creating a window of opportunity for savvy traders to short sell volatility ahead of the event.

Savvy traders short-sell volatility ahead of DeFi option vaults' weekly auctions. (Pixabay)