Trading this directionless Mkt

so far i have just been placing buy orders at a reasonably low prices and wait. There is no need to chase, since short term range trading is expected. if a stock e.g. PAYPAL is above my cost will tk some profit off. Many traders recommend shorting counters like Alibaba, but in my bones i do not like shorting and then having to derive happiness from a good stock being shorted way below its intrinsic value. That just goes againat my belief. May be its my stubbornness, but also i am primarily an investor, and then a trader. So long term capital gain with trading bonuses along the way. Its a long term endurance game but makes me happy so far.