[ale] OT: gas going up this weekend

[rramsdell at activedg.com (Randy Ramsdell)]

john.bryson at oit.gatech.edu wrote:
> 3-5 cents when I know the reason why, doesnt bother me.
> 10-30cent hikes, when demand is down, bothers me, because it smells like 
> gouging.
> 

Gas prices are tied to the markets. Oil per barrel prices are traded. 
Speculation can cause gas prices to go up irregardless of supply/demand.

JDSU stock was traded up to $260 but a few years later was $1. So we all 
pay more according to how the hedge funds decide to trade.

When they decide to short oil, gas prices will decline.

There is a loose tie-in with news depending on whether the money wants 
there to be.