Elon isn't the only person considered as whale in crypto space. He might have been a huge influencer for some crypto investors, but he has no total control over the Bitcoin price as he is really trying harder to manipulate the market.
Look at what happened to Doge after he was trying to pump it. Doge peaked at $0.6 and I bet a lot of people has lost some money after FOMOing lol.
Nevertheless, Bitcoin is once again in a consolidation period and it's good for accumulation. In this current price action $45,000 might be the bottom price, and it'll bounce back to around the $50,000 region again.