Range trading is much different if not the opposite of trend trading. In a trend following strategy when the price reaches the upper limit of a range the trader is ready to buy. In range trading when the price hits the upper limit of a range the trader is ready to sell.
Some People may trade both trend and range strategies at the same time. In the absence of a trend they may range trade. Once a trend is hit they follow the trend. Some overlapping would occur with this strategy.
The first thing a range trader must do is find a range to trade.
The second thing a range trader must do is trade a system. A system must include things like entry, exits, and risk just to name a few. Always trade with a trading system. If you don’t trade a system then you are trading blind and probably risking too much.