HOU is very much NOT a long term investment because of the Double Leveraging and because of the volatility of CL prices. 2 x: e6 V) W" ]% C8 HIt is for short-term trading only. 3 `$ a- {+ s8 G+ \' b% o4 H 4 o% N! p+ l" A& n/ KLong term oil bulls who want to buy and hold are better off buying quality E&Ps or the XEG, or NYSE:OIL, not HOU.