Learn a strategy by reading books, following courses etc.
Try to find a mentor. He or she can bring you to a higher level by sharing experience
and knowledge.
Start your first trades by using a simulationplatform. If you can't make profit with
papertrades you never can make it "real".
Forget the leverage in your first real trades. Start very small to learn how it
feels to be real in the market. Don't forget: "Emotions are always a part of the game!"
Compare trading with tennis. The more you practise, the more changes you have to
beat the market.
The market doesn't 'have to' do anything. Don't fight it, work with it. Take your
piece of the pie and move along. (quote of Sunrise trader).
Let the markets/charts show you the way. Not your opinion or your thoughts. ( quote of
Sunrise trader)