@OP one thing is for sure these things are normal and nothing to worry about.
I don' believe in a quick-time trading/invest, you need to wait a little while before you can see the pattern of movement on the price. It's not like you can get it all in a night for me, it's more like mind game that waits for a perfect timing before reaching the goals.
It is called "Day Trading" mate. Meant to earn from the sudden fluctuation of the coins everyday. Sometimes its very profitable if you have a good strategy on how to time the selling and buying.