HOU is very much NOT a long term investment because of the Double Leveraging and because of the volatility of CL prices. ) L6 u6 ^) H# R1 OIt is for short-term trading only. ' j D6 x8 Q8 c1 h, L( j _$ H6 y& D& } v# N0 O) Z; iLong term oil bulls who want to buy and hold are better off buying quality E&Ps or the XEG, or NYSE:OIL, not HOU.