I really don't think, that the whales left the market.
Crypto will rise again, whales know this very well. So maybe they left for now, but sure they will buy back in and enjoy their new millions of dollars..
They are always watching and seeing how the lizards in the market keep running into the holes in the walls panicking because the rain of blood in the market is about to fall on them. Weak hands! People like the OP usually give them the chance and those who are gullible enough to listen to the people like OP are the ones who are going to reap what they deserve in the long run.
How that baseless OP information has helped anyone with anything and if the price drops to $1k, good we buy more and wait for people like them to come buying at the top again in few years time.