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 Uptrend Threatened by Looming 'Stochastics' Signal: Fairlead Strategies

The pending signal, if confirmed, would imply a challenging time ahead, according to analysis by Fairlead Strategies.

Alarm, rotating beacon. (Bru-nO/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Holds Below $60K Before U.S. Jobs Data Revision

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 21, 2024.

BTC price, Aug. 21 2024 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Bear Trap? Goldman Says Wednesday's U.S. Jobs Report Is Likely to Overstate Weakness

On Wednesday, the Bureau of Labor statistics will publish a preliminary estimate of the benchmark revision to the level of monthly nonfarm payrolls from April 2023 to March 2024.

Payrolls. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Mt. Gox Moves $700M in Bitcoin, BTC Unmoved at $59K

According to Galaxy's Alex Thorn expects only 1,265 BTC, woth over $70 million, may be offloaded in the market.

(CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Returns to $61K, Outperforms Broader Crypto Market

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 20, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Aug. 20 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Continue to Fall, No Longer Signal Recession

The U.S. recession fears were partly responsible for the early August slide in stocks and cryptocurrencies.

The clouds are beginning to clear for the U.S. economy. (MabelAmber/Pixabay)

Markets

U.S. Elections-Linked Bitcoin Options Draw Nearly $350M in Open Interest

Distribution of open interest shows bullish sentiment, according to Wintermute.

Notional open interest in BTC options tied to U.S. elections. (Amberdata)

Markets

First Mover Americas: XRP Outperforms as Digital Assets Start Week in the Red

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 19, 2024.

BTC price, Aug. 19 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Attention Bitcoin Traders, the Japanese Yen Is Strengthening Again

A similar yen outperformance early this month triggered carry unwind and rocked risk assets, including cryptocurrencies.

Tokyo, Japan (Ryo Yoshitake/Unsplash)

Markets

Trump's Election Odds Are Not The Dominant Driver of Bitcoin's Price, Data Show

Many crosscurrents influencing prices, such as U.S. monetary policy expectations and supply overhangs, might be responsible for the weak correlation between election odds and BTC prices.

Bitcoin price could be tied to the outcome of the U.S. election, Jefferies said. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)