HOU is very much NOT a long term investment because of the Double Leveraging and because of the volatility of CL prices. 0 h" |( G, ~- i. ^/ z: e3 N2 [It is for short-term trading only. * A0 G& D; f; n" h ! |" Z! U- s: f; F9 b5 pLong term oil bulls who want to buy and hold are better off buying quality E&Ps or the XEG, or NYSE:OIL, not HOU.