HOU is very much NOT a long term investment because of the Double Leveraging and because of the volatility of CL prices. 7 k4 d+ _! V D SIt is for short-term trading only. # x7 t( j/ }' l" A , G" ?) v) a* i* V3 GLong term oil bulls who want to buy and hold are better off buying quality E&Ps or the XEG, or NYSE:OIL, not HOU.