It would take you so much time as possible until you are ready. And in order for you to easily and read the market faster, it is a good advice to learn in lower time frame and trade the intraday trading. Because in that time frame, candles are way faster, price action can be identified way easier. So the phase of learning can be shorten. Once you grasp the technical analysis, then you master yourself with dealing your psychology. Trading is an infinite rabbit hole. And the only success you can have is to have a goal to improve daily. While learning, instead of sitting your $500 somewhere, you can also just buy and hold some crypto in the midst of your learning.