There are many things that must be mastered by beginners. Along with the mentioned things, if a new investor knows about risk management, has a good idea about market psychology, has a good idea about security issues, and knows about portfolio diversification, it will be very helpful for a new investor. If good skills can be acquired in these things along with the things mentioned by the OP, then a good idea about the market trend can be easily acquired. The more newbies learn, the better they will be able to do. So, it is better to focus on learning rather than trying to make a profit in the beginning. There are many who have focused on earning money instead of learning and have lost a lot later.
To become a profitable investor in crypto currencies requires more learning at the onset than practicals with real funds trying to learn from experience, because when a beginner can't distinguish short term hype from long term market direction they are just merely gambling and depending on luck to make profit, which often leads to more losses.
Beginners should learn risk management in totality, know how to manage their capital, know how to control their emotions, know how to read the current market cycle to know the season currently in, must know how to read and understand the charts to make entries before using real funds after enough demo account practices has helped with sharpening the focus and mind in the right direction.