John J Murphy - Technical Analysis Of The Financial Markets is a go to book for starting TA. observation on prices, volume & then moving forward applying oscillators might help to a beginner. also recently i came across nik patels an altcoin trader's handbook which i havent read yet but the reviews were quite good. reading these few books, observing price patterns and then applying best judegement may help in honing the trading skills.keeping check on emotions also helps. Also if you dont have any bitcoin try a test net version of bitmex to start with. good luck.