As beginner you should do pretty much thing, I think the starting point would be getting to know how trade works in the crypto currency market.
Get to know what are the actual factors that are getting the market cap affected, this in turn fluctuates the values on the future or in real time if it is strong movement.
Do in depth analysis on these factors because it's not same as the Forex or shares market that we see in real world. This is more or less very manipulative market, due to its decentralisation off course and hence you have to consider the fact that it can make sudden moves and affect your trades directly.
You will get feel for everything as you pass through different techniques.