Omkar Godbole

Co-Managing Editor, Markets Team

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.

Latest from Omkar Godbole

Markets

Bitcoin Bounces as Options Market Sees 20% Chance of $50K at Month's End

While a rally to $50,000 in two weeks may be challenging to envision but is far from impossible.

Jan 14, 2021

Markets

Trading Hall of Fame: The Bitcoin Options Bet That Made $58.2M Profit on Just $638K

Back in October, one trader made a long-shot bet that bitcoin would hit $36,000 by January. It paid off in a spectacular way.

Jan 13, 2021

If crypto trading had a Hall of Fame, this trade would surely be in it.

Markets

First Mover: Don't Like $34K Bitcoin? Stellar, Litecoin Yet to Conquer Old Highs

Though bitcoin's rally has lost some steam, many traders are still in a bullish mood – and shifting to alternative cryptocurrencies known as "altcoins" whose prices have yet to clear all-time highs from years past.

Jan 13, 2021

This one or that one? Retail cryptocurrency buyers are reportedly on the hunt for alternatives to bitcoin.

Markets

Analysts Are Gloomy About Bitcoin's Short-Term Price Outlook Right Now

Some are now forecasting an extension of Monday's 20% price drop as more bitcoin moves onto exchanges and institutional demand cools.

Jan 13, 2021

Markets

First Mover: Market Signs Look Healthy as Bitcoin Sell-Off Subsides

Record trading volumes have accompanied bitcoin's rally this year, and subsequent swoon, offering a healthy sign of just how much price discovery is taking place in rapidly growing (to $3T?) cryptocurrency markets.

Jan 12, 2021