HOU is very much NOT a long term investment because of the Double Leveraging and because of the volatility of CL prices. & M+ f3 `5 e7 q3 s2 JIt is for short-term trading only. - l7 n: f$ p# t o. G $ i+ q; K- U9 c8 \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.