I know how you guys feel...there is a LOT of crazy data out there.

My suggestion is to do a basic google search on "what is cryptocurrency" for just a basic overview.  Once you get that down you can dive deeper into what each coin offers.  There are a TON of junk coins out there, but this website lists most all coins available:

coinmarketcap.com

Next, start watching youtube videos from some of the more active youtubers:

-boxmining:  Has china connections so he's in the know about stuff over there and keeps his overviews simple.
-Data dash: likes to dive into more TA stuff and explains things very simply IMO
-Suppoman: Pretty funny guy, a little long winded on his stuff, but I like that he focuses a lot on smaller cap coins and tries to explain his positions on things.

None of these guys know the future, but they do try to spend time on research before they speak.  There are a dozen more people out there doing what they're doing, but they're some of my main go to youtubers to watch on the daily.

Also hit up twitter or investfeed.com to get more people who like to publish charts and indicators.

In addition to that you can join slack channels or discord groups (even telegram, but I prefer discord over telegram personally) to get some quality data or just plain talk to people and ask questions.

Last but not least you can sign up for daily/weekly crypto newsletters to try and stay in the know faster than the rest. 

Hope that helps!

~nX