HOU is very much NOT a long term investment because of the Double Leveraging and because of the volatility of CL prices. / @. q- L* L2 T' B$ \% iIt is for short-term trading only. 2 Z/ E& H2 Y5 Y9 L : Q. X4 y# ^/ Q, bLong term oil bulls who want to buy and hold are better off buying quality E&Ps or the XEG, or NYSE:OIL, not HOU.