diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0dbf2f2..339af5f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -168,3 +168,9 @@ cython_debug/
 #  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
 #.idea/
 
+An introduction to trading cycles.pdf
+An introduction to trading cycles.txt
+README.md
+.vscode/launch.json
+data/btcusd_1-day_data.csv
+data/btcusd_1-min_data.csv
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f6a4df5..63767a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1 +1 @@
-# Cycles
+# Cycles