I've noticed here that there's a gas price fluctuation cycle. Gas will be 2.99 a gallon and over a couple weeks it will trickle down as low as 2.39. Then all of a sudden it will jump back up to 2.99. It keeps cycling like that over and over, which doesn't seem to be caused by crude oil price fluctuations. Anyone else seeing this?

Our convenience stores are running 3.27
Smaller non-large-convenience stores are 2.98
SE PA

No....it stays at the same price usually till the crude price drops or goes up, or some other unexplainable thing....but doesn't cycle like you mention.

Recently I paid $2.27 a gallon and the next day it was $2.89. It will then come down two or three cents a day, then spike again. Like I said, it does this cycle thing over and over again.

Odd, and no idea what drives it? does it go up for the weekend?

Yes....seeing this exact cycle here in Georgia.

Was just noticing this a couple weeks ago.

It's underdamped or maybe even undamped.

Just jumped 20cents right before thanksgiving, hitting us up for the holiday season

In this area it is at 2.67 and seems to have stayed that way a few weeks now. Haven't seen that big of a fluctuation here at all.

I've seen the same thing in this midwestern town. Only not as drastic, from a low of 2.49 up to 2.99. The raise is always immediately, the drop takes a week or two.

$2.89 to $2.65 back and forth here also.

Not seeing cyclic but am seeing a fairly wide price spread in fairly small geographic areas. But other areas are more stable and that usually means higher. But there is almost always the group of stations that stay on the high end and others that stay on the lower end of the range.

IMO, that is better than every station being the exact same price like it has been in the past. I like having a choice.

Yes driving East to Sioux Falls can have some a erratic price differences of 25-40 cents a gallon in the same trip.

I'm seeing the same thing here Paul.

Been doing that here for the last several months. .30 to..40 cents swing.. Seems like every time the WH says gas prices have dropped then the gas companies raise prices to make Trump look bad. Of course that may not be the reason.

I felt good filling up at $3.05’9 yesterday! Only dream of the low $2.00’s, I’m sure if that happens they will raise state taxes.

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Was $ 2.99 here 2 days ago, $ 2.69 yesterday

Some years ago in the metro area here a price setting law was sold as an anti price gouging prevention one of big crisis. Gas price is set on some schedule for a given period before market pricing can resume. Have become a price increasing game where price jumps .25/gl. Just more politicians misleading people on their making their lives better.

Yep like Paul said....all over the board....from 3.65 to 2.90...up and down daily