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

Bitcoin's Derivative Data Suggests Potential for 'Short Squeeze'

A minor increase in price could send short sellers scrambling to close their bets.

Bitcoin may see a short squeeze higher. (Pixabay, PhotoMosh)

Finance

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin's Price Bounce Stalls; Options 'Max Pain' in Focus

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for April 26, 2022.

Price bounce (Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin's Correlation With Gold-Backed PAXG Token Weakens to Record Low

Bitcoin's inverse correlation with PAXG represents the leading cryptocurrency's recent behavior as a risk asset rather than a store of value.

(Federal Reserve Bank of New York, modified by CoinDesk)

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.

yuan

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.

(Getty Images)