HOU is very much NOT a long term investment because of the Double Leveraging and because of the volatility of CL prices. + q6 [: u3 D2 |" Q% nIt is for short-term trading only. 5 ]8 n7 ?& \( U1 c 5 c7 t& }- j- 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.