HOU is very much NOT a long term investment because of the Double Leveraging and because of the volatility of CL prices. 6 D& y o2 w% |It is for short-term trading only. " l4 l& v% [8 E1 ~5 h* g , S+ {7 F3 t9 nLong term oil bulls who want to buy and hold are better off buying quality E&Ps or the XEG, or NYSE:OIL, not HOU.