The latest rumour going around about the Ethereum merge is a dump after, you are wrong if you are one of them, Ethereum going proof of stake and fixing the high gas fee have automatically turn this project into a GOLD, every whales will want to stake and enjoy the rewards, even if a dump happens after the so called fork it won't last.
The imminent merger of ETH has already split the community into two camps. Some think, that after the merger there will be a panic and ETH will lose a lot in price, the value of coin will fall below $700, up to $500. The other side says, that after merger the price of ETH will reach $4000 till the end of the year. This all sounds more like manipulation and FUD. Personally, I'm of the opinion that after the merger, the price of ETH could still experience some volatility for a while, and in both directions, I would buy some ETH if the price goes down to $1000. In the current market realities, that's quite possible.