The most common trading strategy peddled on the street is the day/swing technical analysis/price action type, totally chart-based and ignore everything else.
The characteristics of such trading is small percentage gains (1% to 5% of portfolio) with high number (frequency) of trades. Occasionally there will be outlier gains like 10% to 20%, but they are very rare.
The other type of trading strategy based on non-chart factors, has a characteristic of very low number (frequency) of trades, but very large gains, typically more than 10% to 100%. Investing falls into this category, just that investors typically don't call themselves traders (like a stigma is attached to it).
The type of style depends on the ability and preference of the trader. The best trader is the one who can do both to match what the market provides.
When there are obvious non-chart factors/catalysts/information that give exceptional alpha with least effort, it will be foolish to just bury your head in the sand and daytrade like a monkey everyday.
Likewise in absence of factors/catalysts/information, then trading within the narrow volatility range of the market are the only opportunities available.