Although what OP is looking for is practically some clues to know the most basic, what he asks is what most traders look for over the years and for that it takes a lot of effort, dedication and study. If OP wants to learn to understand the market I think he has to read a lot, educate himself and as I have said in previous publications, I always recommend reading books by Wyckoff, Jesse Livermore, Warren Buffet, just to learn to identify if you want to be a market speculator or be an investor.
In this way you can save many failures, because having your own knowledge is able to give opinions based on clear arguments as important authors.
Step-by-step process, find an informative venue to learn the very basic and try to execute your gain knowledge by placing that into real trade.
It's not easy to identify the market, especially when dealing with crypto. There are many things to consider.
a lot of sideways and fluctuations that you also need to understand.
Not because you made a good trade will meant that you can do it repeated with the same strategy, but
the good thing is you can always adjust in each mistake with your anticipations.