I think to become a good trader reading doesn't help a lot. What helps is experiencing it first hand and making mistakes because mistakes are painful and teach you not to repeat them. One thing that is good to start with is to not start with to much and that is what you seem to be doing. Reading adds to your knowledge, but experiencing it is different.
Regarding manipulation @Neuroticfish, that is probably the same for both BTC and BCH.
Who really knows what's going on between the Bitcoin billionaires?
This was about investing and not trading.
Then, for trading one has to learn and understand TA, one has to learn to "read" the news and rumors, one has to learn how to use safety nets and even then it may not be enough. And only afterwards actual experience can come. Most people around here is treating trading like gambling and sooner or later - especially if they get greedy - they get burnt.
The difference between Bitcoin is BCash is the for manipulating Bitcoin you may need billions, while for BCash much smaller amounts will do and Roger has the amounts and skills to do that with BCash as he pleases. Just my 2 satoshi...