For me, I think the halving is a major event all BTC enthusiasts are looking forward to. All long term investors must have anticipated this event and are HODLing long term till another bull season where it would be more profitable to liquidate some asset if need be.
The price of BTC right now is quite high and even if whale movements tend to want to affect the market season, it would hold little sway.
The halving will give a positive trend to the Bitcoin market because everyone is quite optimistic about the 4th Halving this time.
Despite some bad news, the price of Bitcoin has recovered and is now above $37k++, and if the trend continues to develop, the end of the year may reach $40k++.
Long-term holders have many opportunities to buy back, we know the current price is half the price of the last ATH.
If it is said that this is still a safe zone to buy, of course this is a good price assuming the ATH target will be reached $100k++.
Whales will not stay him, because they will manipulate to influence market prices to get the cheapest price.
Don't fight the whales, just follow the pace and get on the back of the Whales.