No, failure of the FUTURES and COMMODITY market does not mean a lower price. It means these price-fixing mechanisms fail. Those who want metal will have to find a willing seller. The market is failing because those who have physical metal don't want to give it up, anticipating far higher prices. The ones who traded paper contracts may be left holding the bag, unable to get their metal, and have to settle out in fiat dollars. This event has been long anticipated and is good news.