In the world of crypto/Bitcoin investment, you're expected to be observant and also expect anything and everything because speculations drawn from past performances is not guaranteed to influence future results so while you're HODLing, the market might take unexpected turns and new speculations may arise and if you're not strong enough to stick to HODLing, you might be swept off by the news or the speculations around which may lead you to making hasty decisions that may affect your investment.
So whatever turn the market may take, whether a DIP before, on or after the Halving, we should always remember one thing, and that's the fact that Bitcoin has the potential of recovering from every DIP, and that should always be your inspiration to keep HODLing.