As of right now there is a pretty strong supply of gasoline throughout the country. A strong supply of gasoline and the low demand for it have been linked to the struggling economy, which in terms has have lowered the price of gas. Gas prices are expected to drop a little more, but big drops in gas prices are said to be over unless the country falls back into the recession. Efficient Market Theory
Changes in the information are available to investors due to the efficient markets theory because of the fluctuating prices in the common stocks. Gas prices have went up and down since 2006. The weak-form of the efficient market theory explains that future prices will not be calculated by examining prices from an earlier period. However, the efficient market theory will still be used to predict how the market it going to respond to how well the gas businesses are going in accounting. The gasoline is also reflected in higher year-on-year stock (Langley, 2009).
Surplus and Shortage
Economic shortages are related to price when the price of an item is set below the going rate determined by supply and demand (Langley, 2009). There is definitely not a shortage in gasoline, on the other hand there may be a surplus even though prices are still up. It is said that an overproduction of it will inevitably lead to the falling gasoline