HOU is very much NOT a long term investment because of the Double Leveraging and because of the volatility of CL prices. + i* V0 {& f2 B$ _; Q" w# O6 D* kIt is for short-term trading only. - H3 g5 j( ?$ Z' f1 `" N 6 ^% B4 v2 S/ k- h. i1 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.