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.
I agree with you, Ethereum has a great future especially if they can fix the high gas fee. Those who hold huge amount of ethereum now will surely gain huge profit sooner or later. The merge and upgrade in ethereum blockchain must have a good result or else it will destroy the trust of the people.