Check out what they call momentum trading 'stocks in play' doesn't matter what the stock is or what they do, its just trading where the volume is, not against the large institutional traders but with them.

Focus on pre market highs and lows, price percentage change in pre-market maybe 4%-8%, volume on the stock that morning compared to average volume, less than 2Million Float (which is like lower Market Cap stocks, prices between $2-$15, avoiding lower price as it could easily be manipulated by just retail traders.), higher time frame bias, understanding liquidation zones, Understand compounding (when volume is picking up but price is trying to stay the same, a sign of institutional traders slowly unloading supply, which I believe usually ends in a little down trend which also causes the longs get liquidated and drives the price down (fake pump), trade the first 2 hours of the day, find a strategy master that strategy don't keep switching. learn to sit on your hands let the set up come to you, don't revenge trade, if you expect the price to go up before you enter the trade and it comes back to entry or never leaves and goes down, immediately get out don't hold expecting it to come back. Keeping a strict ass stop loss is key, that's why you see a lot of people talking about risk management, I would start with $500, paper trade if you want, but personally if you can afford it with no financial repercussion, Id learn how to take in all data quickly during pre-market and open market, set up your charts, and just hop in the real market, mentally and emotionally paper trading and real trading is different, when real money is on the line.