I enjoy trading DRIP and I believe long term, oil is worth less than today. ESG is a movement that will continue, especially when it comes to China and India's eventual and inevitable higher participating in the space. Day trade DRIP, but do not hold. The issue arises from the cost to roll the futures and the cost to leverage the future or ETF into a swap that returns the 3x. The cost is high, the slippage is insurmountable, and the product will deteriorate even if you chose the correct trade. Examples of this are everywhere. Trade events and noise, it is a risk / reward play. Saudi oil field was the last great play for this product, any large move up in CL1 would be a short term long DRIP. If you chose to trade the technicals, do not use the ETF, but CL1. This includes USO, this will also deteriorate away from CL1.
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