is this bullmarket bullshizznit?

I have TBH, i am starting to worry about this bull market. With the big brokerage houses entering the fray for BTC and ETH, it seems as if this supposed bull market is being manipulated so the average guy will not make any money. As we keep buying these dips, the rug seems to get pulled every other day and the radical ups and downs are big brokerage house manipulation. I have been a crypto holder for three years now and everything these "Influencers" talk about is pure horse poop. Does anyone really know what is happening? I have tried to learn charting and learn about these projects but I cannot make a connection is how the crypto price on these projects are affected….. how can a shit meme coin make someone a millionaire and projects like Render, ICP and ETH do nothing for me? I may not have complete diamond hands and I am definitely a patient guy but im starting to really wonder what is happening with this market…..NOT ONE person talks about TIMING of this market exploding…..since the BTC halving the market has tanked somewhat and it makes no sense to me……has this bull market turned into the stock market where the big boys control the pricing before any normal regular investor has a chance to make some real money? is there major market manipulation happening?