It is very confusing to learn how to trade. Actually trading is an interesting industry in the sense that it has been around for hundreds of years but lack a formal training methodology.
If you look at other industries like engineering, medicine, marketing, international trade, oil, etc etc etc . They all have a pathway to success, you usually know what to do and what to learn to become successful.
In the trading industry it looks like every trader has to reinvent the wheel and find his or her own way of trading. Information is plentiful but how do you know what is valid and what is not?
Anyway, I have been in the industry for couple year and I know how frustrating this is .
If those who are new in this threat are still confused, please drop me a note and we can talk. What works for someone may not work for you, there is not a fit all answer. Based on your goal time availability etc, the way to approach the market may be very different for you than for another person.
So instead of being generic we need to be specific based on your knowledge and situation.