Everyone here wants a new ATH everyday. No exceptions. But, practically market is doing its best. There are sometimes the whales are manipulating but now a days those chances are very less. $10k still remain a big barrier physiologically. Hence we may expect range bound for some more weeks.
Not really. I was openly "disappointed" when Bitcoin just kept pushing past ATHs on its rampage last year. Chiefly because I hadn't acquired my personal target. Every time I earned more, BTC price just kept meaning I earned less coins, the target seemingly impossible to achieve. So it was bittersweet at times to see the fall, I actually hit my own target this year thanks to I guess what one might call incredible discounts on the ATH.
But yeah of course, we all secretly want BTC to make it impossibly big, even if our sights are set on future dates years away. The market is doing its best, as you say, my only concern is that it simply won't stay still to consolidate.