what is a downside to range trading 
all trading strategies come with some component of risk and risk increases when market trends are changing from contraction to expansion and back again the success of range trading depends heavily on a trader being able to identify a market s trend during their times of trading 3the bottom linethe success of range trading can depend on how many participants are actively engaged in it at any point in time even if their strategies are different a trading range attempts to pinpoint the element of risk and volatility this type of trading may not be suited for the faint of heart or less experienced traders consider getting your feet wet first by trading in more stable low beta sectors such as healthcare 