HOU is very much NOT a long term investment because of the Double Leveraging and because of the volatility of CL prices. , U; f' J: K+ f1 tIt is for short-term trading only. b6 ^* b; `* }& @' a, X # F2 A, E- i& [# wLong term oil bulls who want to buy and hold are better off buying quality E&Ps or the XEG, or NYSE:OIL, not HOU.