The 2020 halving have a difference, the price increase persisted up to this day.
That's how it has always been from the start. Check out this Pre-2020 halving graph. There's usually no serious drop after halving. I wish i was able to create a complete graph up to where we are today so that you can see the clear picture
With the involvement of institutional investors, the market will be different this time which is a good thing because predictability will lead to people getting less profit and making the market susceptible to manipulation.
Who told you institutional investors will only buy Bitcoin and HODL it? They will obviously sell off when they realize profits. Some will enter the game of trading futures thereby shorting Bitcoin at some points in time. Trust me, a price correction or bear market is inevitable. It's how the normal market works.
Don't get me wrong, Of course I would like Bitcoin to go higher and higher, but this is a normal market we are talking about. Not a ponzi scheme where only gains are expected.
With the current cycle it feels like bitcoin halving is thing of old school now! The investors who has jumped into crypto recently are the reason why we see such major change. May be we should stop looking at bitcoin the we way did few years back. I can literally see the changes in bitcoin these days, the way it moves, the way world is taking interest into it.
You are in for a shocker. Institutional investors buying Bitcoin doesn't mean the price will just keep growing minus any dumps or price corrections. Why do you think they are buying Bitcoins in the first place?
To HODL it for 30+ years just for fun?