This pullback was in the charts, and Jim Sinclair called it back in the early Fall of 2007. He spoke of 1024 to 1050 as being the time.
As for options expiry, we have tomorrow and next Tues. and Wed.
I know many are uneasy with this correction, but as many oldtimers will attest, this will ultimately make gold's ascent much stronger. Using this opportunity to buy is mega profits later.