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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Markets

Bitcoin's Sliding Put-Call Ratio Points to Weakening Bearish Sentiment: Analysts

The last time the put-call ratio dropped to six-month lows was during the December-January bull run.

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Markets

Bitcoin Options Open Interest Hits 2021 Low as Frenzy Cools, or Maybe It's Soccer

"Soccer tournaments are continuing worldwide and drawing more attention away from retail crypto trading," one trader said.

Soccer tournaments on TV might be one distraction from bitcoin options trading.

Markets

Bitcoin Set for Record Second-Quarter Price Drop

Bitcoin's second-quarter decline looks like a technical pullback, one observer said.

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Markets

Bitcoin's 'Puell Multiple' Flashes Misleading Bullish Signal as China Bans Mining

The metric is tied to miners and may be distorted by China's mining ban.

Puell Multiple

Markets

How One Fund Used the Carry Trade to Beat Bitcoin

LedgerPrime's crypto quant fund is up 78% thanks to price discrepancies in the spot and derivatives markets.

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Key Indicator Shows Capital Beginning to Flow Back Into Bitcoin

The stablecoin supply ratio oscillator is recovering in a sign of renewed capital inflow into bitcoin.

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Grayscale 'Unlockings' Poses Downside Risk to Bitcoin Price, JPMorgan Says

Bitcoin Trust shares bought in January are unlocked next month, and the incentive to reinvest is relatively low.

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How One Ether Options Trader May Have Lost $3M in a Trade Gone Bad

Selling options, be it a put or a call, is better suited for institutions with ample capital and a high-risk tolerance.

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Bitcoin Likely to Be Rangebound After Rebound From $29K

"The market looks to have digested most negative news during the recent sell-off from $41,000 to $29,000," one analyst said.

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Bitcoin Price Drops Below $30K for the First Time Since January

The decline brings the year-to-date gain down to just 3%, according to CoinDesk 20 data.

BTC daily range breakdown