Since when is selling puts not directional gambling??? and how big are you going to get?? Define "hedging",and every trade is directional gambling,with the exception of one off Arbs
when you don’t own existing assets or long stocks, any trades you entered is directional bets. if you are lucky, you make money to build upon.
Yes,and directional can mean many things.Every trade,with the exception of one off Arbs are "directional",be it pure Delta,vol,skew etc... You are in the wrong business if you think success is pure luck...