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

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

Bitcoin just suffered its biggest price meltdown since March 2020, but market activity is bustling.

Markets

As Bitcoin Regains Lost Ground, Options Traders Bet on $52K Move by Late January

Some bitcoin traders are buying bullish call options at $52,000 and higher strike prices.

Jan 12, 2021

Markets

Bitcoin Whales Kept Accumulating During Monday's Crash

Larger investors, or whales look to have reacted differently than retail investors amid this week's bitcoin price drop.

Jan 12, 2021

A whale tailfin sinks below the ocean surface. (Paola Ocaranza/Unsplash)

Markets

Institutions Use This Strategy to Hide Their Bitcoin Orders

Having smaller orders in essence fools the market into thinking there is not much interest at those price levels when in fact there is.

Jan 11, 2021

Refill orders are larger than they appear.

Markets

First Mover: Cryptocurrency Euphoria Hits Breaking Point as Miners Lose Nerve

Crypto euphoria gets a reality check as bitcoin and ether tumble, though XRP is still trading well as SEC-inflicted damage proves limited.

Jan 11, 2021

Markets

Bitcoin's Big Drop Again Coincides With Dollar Bounce in Forex Markets

Bitcoin's crash Monday came alongside a bounce in the Dollar Index.

Jan 11, 2021

Markets

Bitcoin Plummets as Miners Sell Inventory, Spot Markets Panic

Bitcoin fell sharply early on Monday, having failed to establish a foothold above $40,000 over the weekend.

Jan 11, 2021

Markets

First Mover: It Might Be Getting 'Silly' as Bitcoin Passes $39K, $40K, $41K

It's taken just eight days in 2021 for bitcoin prices to surge more than 40%, and some analysts are starting to handicap the chances for a correction.

Jan 8, 2021

Less than a day after passing $40,000 for the first time, bitcoin has surged to a new all-time high above $41,000.

Markets

Why Joe Biden's $3T Stimulus Package Could Add Fuel to Bitcoin's Rally

After Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20, an expected raft of new stimulus measures may further boost bitcoin's rally, say analysts.

Jan 8, 2021

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