Well, you gotta respect them, because without them Bitcoin won't reach this far. Though it's true that they can do whatever they want to affect the market If they do massive transactions, but they have no full control over the market.
If you're a long term holder of a good bag of Bitcoin, then you're considered lucky holding at the current price. Again, thanks to the whales for retaining/holding their massive bags. Correction, consolidation, dips, and other negative price action is just normal to a healthy market.