If you have a short-term target then in such volatile period, I would recommend trading in short as well as the long way in order to earn the profit in rising as well as falling market environment. I do a lot of trading, but sometimes it seems as though it would be just as good to buy and hold
I think holding is the safest, yes the return of investment is quite slow but you can assure that you can still get it. Just do trade when you have enough capital. If you think that you do not have the skills and knowledge in trading and you are not experienced well then stop immediately.