One of the fundamental steps you need to take is to identify and analyze the other participants in any game you intend to join, true for trading as well as any other competitive activity.
Trading is usually a zero sum game, you don't have to be always right or perfect in any way, but you have to be better than at least some of the competition, so it makes great sense to study first what kind of actors trade with which motivations, and formulate a pathway to success from there.