HOU is very much NOT a long term investment because of the Double Leveraging and because of the volatility of CL prices. ; B9 p/ R& m, f' b8 qIt is for short-term trading only. 7 `" x) q! e0 Q ' r3 G0 F+ G8 `8 y, aLong term oil bulls who want to buy and hold are better off buying quality E&Ps or the XEG, or NYSE:OIL, not HOU.