Gold will not drop in price because whatever might be happening with futures margin reqirement at the SFE or COMEX, true price discovery is happening at the physical delivery only non-VAT Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE), or ShanghaiX.
The more the price unpegs between paper and real, the greater the exit of physical from West to East for a gain, in perticular the premium for silver which has consistently stayed above 10% as global demand for both metals is strong.
Because physical demand has taken over price discovery and demand is strong, I continue to advice that Western investors forget about price and worry more about a suitable allocation to the sector to protect from the ongoing devaluation of the purchasing power of their savings and investments due to misguided fiscal and central bank policy.