I have posted this before. I am convinced that bull markets respond to natural logarithms (although even in this case it is not clear that it is a complex logarithm), but bear markets to complex logarithms. It is the reason why Fibonacci levels work so well, imo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_logarithm
There is a tremendous opportunity to learn how professionals trade. Figure out how to trade the M&A of Walgreens and Rite Aid. You will need some sort of way to track the spread, and a way to decide how to enter and exit if you want to be more active until October. Rite Aid Rite Aid (NYSE:RAD) shareholders voted for the acquisition by Walgreens (NASDAQ:WBA). The $1.14 net arbitrage spread offers a 22% annual return if the deal closes by October.
Quandl now has intraday data. That is very welcome. Not perfect since it is one minute bar, but that is a good start. https://www.quandl.com/vendors/as