The fourth halving of Bitcoin will begin in April 2024 and the Bitcoin market usually falls before the halving. Since Bitcoin is guaranteed to be pumped to the max after the halving, the Bitcoin market may not be bullish before April. There is no reason to despair if the Bitcoin market goes down but wait and be prepared for the Bitcoin ATH.
I have the opposite view on the market compared to you, I believe we will soon see the market recover and grow again next February. Because the halving is believed to be a strong catalyst for bitcoin's price increase, it was chosen as the reason and will help market makers create new stories to seek to attract newbies, and new money flows into the market. Like how they created the ETFs story to push bitcoin to $48k and then profit.
Furthermore, halving is the point at which miners will have to sell their bitcoins to cover their mining. Therefore, bitcoin needs to increase in price before the halving takes place to attract new investors as well as become new liquidity for the market.