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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Bitcoin Bulls Back in the Driver's Seat as Price Crosses $10K

Bitcoin has crossed into bullish territory above $10,000 alongside gold's rally toward seven-year highs.

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Golden Cross Gives Little Relief as Bitcoin Risks Fall Below 2020 Bullish Trendline

While a long-term price indicator has flipped bullish, bitcoin is struggling to gather upside traction and looks vulnerable near the seven-week rising trendline support.

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Derivatives Exchange Deribit Launches Daily Ether Options

The new ETH options will be tradable for just 24 hours before expiry.

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Low-Volume Bitcoin Pullback Stalls at Price Support Near $9.6K

Sunday's "doji" candle weakened the case for a deeper price pullback, however, a positive follow-through is needed to confirm bull revival.

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Ether Futures Volume Highest Since June 2019

As ether’s price rose to seven-month highs on Wednesday, the aggregate daily volume in ether futures exceeded $4.5 billion for the first time since June 27, 2019.

Ether prices, Aug. 13, 2019 to Feb. 13, 2020.

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$400 Drop: Bitcoin Faces Further Downside After Rejection at Price Hurdle

Having rapidly dropped from $10,500 on Thursday, bitcoin could be staring at deeper losses.

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Bitcoin Most 'Overbought' in 2 Years After Price Rises Back Above $10K

Bitcoin's rally is looking overstretched, according to a technical indicator. A correction may be seen if prices fail to secure a foothold above resistance at $10,350.

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Options Market Sees More Risk in Ether Than Bitcoin in Coming Months

Ether will face more volatility than bitcoin over the next six months, according to how options have been priced in recent weeks. 

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Monday’s Price Drop Didn’t Break Bitcoin’s Bullish Trend

The path of least resistance for bitcoin is still to the higher side. In the short run, though, a deeper pullback may be in the cards.

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Bitcoin Takes a Dive After the Longest Daily Winning Run Since September

Bitcoin's bulls look to have run out of momentum following a five-day streak of gains.

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