HOU is very much NOT a long term investment because of the Double Leveraging and because of the volatility of CL prices. ) @7 F& ]8 K2 C0 vIt is for short-term trading only. 6 L( f& u" G& M- n/ X |- [0 U; ` + J$ M$ o+ A8 p; _Long term oil bulls who want to buy and hold are better off buying quality E&Ps or the XEG, or NYSE:OIL, not HOU.