Stockchase Opinions

John Stephenson HBP NYMEX Oil Bull+ ETF HOU-T BUY Jan 02, 2009

Gives double exposure. If oil moves 10% this will have a corresponding move of 20%, up or down. Gives you diversity. When you get into a basket of equities, this makes sense. You could have 2% or 3% of your portfolio. Thinks oil will spike higher from this level.
$14.150

Stock price when the opinion was issued

E.T.F.'s
It's the ideal tool to help you make quicker, more informed decisions for managing and tracking your investments.

You might be interested:

DON'T BUY
Levered at 2x, hedged to the CAD, holds futures contracts but not shares of oil producers.

If you want to speculate on oil, is this a good vehicle? Very, very risky. 

One good thing about being in the stock market is that if you don't get it right, right away, over the long term you tend to get bailed out. Products like this have serious tracking errors. You have to be very careful. Only for very short term. He wouldn't use it. The oil price is manipulated. 

Lots of oil stocks are pretty cheap, pay nice dividends, have good shareholder returns. That's what he'd do. It's more boring, but less risky.