HOU is very much NOT a long term investment because of the Double Leveraging and because of the volatility of CL prices. , h$ A. W* `( M4 yIt is for short-term trading only. ) e7 W% t2 K- N, D1 i x / |8 A5 {) u6 B& YLong term oil bulls who want to buy and hold are better off buying quality E&Ps or the XEG, or NYSE:OIL, not HOU.