HOU is very much NOT a long term investment because of the Double Leveraging and because of the volatility of CL prices. g# |% {" M; i$ a* y7 lIt is for short-term trading only. 7 Q- f9 S1 ?+ N; Y9 Y + W5 R! b. v% l1 q! mLong term oil bulls who want to buy and hold are better off buying quality E&Ps or the XEG, or NYSE:OIL, not HOU.