HOU is very much NOT a long term investment because of the Double Leveraging and because of the volatility of CL prices. $ {% X, n5 V6 R% R) o) F" DIt is for short-term trading only. . W4 K/ {( i% d 6 p N: b6 B" o4 w6 a! Q+ nLong term oil bulls who want to buy and hold are better off buying quality E&Ps or the XEG, or NYSE:OIL, not HOU.