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Regulations in India around cryptocurrency and the plan to launch a central bank digital currency will only help the sector in the long run, Lyu told

Stablecoins, simply put, are cryptocurrencies with very little volatility and stability in prices, as they are backed by cash and cash assets, keeping their prices predictable with minimal risks.

Tokens, in crypto speak, are units of value stored on a blockchain. Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ether and dogecoin are tokens, but not all tokens are meant to be used as money. Tokens can be attached to tangible goods - Nike, for example, is experimenting with crypto tokens that are linked to the ownership of physical shoes - but they can also represent intangible goods, like access to a private chatroom or storage space on a cloud server.

With Fed’s tapering of bond purchase now coming to its end and with enhanced clarity on the roadmap of policy rate hikes, the extravagant volatility is likely to moderate. Further, given India’s structural appeal among emerging markets and that some part of Russian allocations in foreign portfolios could find their way to India, FPIs may be poised to make a comeback sooner than later.

"India has been a beneficiary of low energy prices, subdued inflation and low interest rates. That could change going ahead, with rising crude prices, which could lead to higher inflation and higher interest rates."

David Einhorn is well-known in financial markets as an activist investor and eminent short-seller. He has long been considered one of the most successful and closely followed hedge fund managers in the financial industry. He is famous for betting correctly with a short position in Lehman Brothers before it collapsed during the financial crisis.

"Nifty has given a strong breakout both in terms of the critical averages as well as the psychological mark of 17,000 for itself but the Bank Nifty is still trading below its 200 day moving average. So for the indices to get back into the line of performance and outperformance, it has to break past above the first crucial resistance which is around the 36,650 mark which is also the high the Bank Nifty had made on Friday."

"You are right, the Street is not estimating the hike in inflation which is going to come in the next couple of months. But I think this opening up theme definitely at least for a quarter or so should do well. ABFRL is my top pick."

As per theory - stocks with higher volatility need to deliver higher returns to investors to compensate for the higher risk taken. According to this theory, finance experts tend to calculate expected returns of a particular security, and almost always, expected returns tend to be higher for those with higher volatility.

Over the past two weeks, Nifty has pulled back nearly 1,616-odd points from the low of the previous week. It should not come as a surprise if Nifty consolidates after an expected positive opening on Monday. It is strongly suggested that from now on, upside moves should not be chased, instead, they should be used to take some money off the table and protect profits.