Lorna Hall, head of market intelligence at the trend forecaster WGSN, seconds the strategy.
Dan Palmer, head of market development for the British Standards Institution (BSI), agrees.
"We all said, 'Wow!' " Monica Wood, who was then the head of market research for Campbell's, recalls.
"The employment report is still the king of kings," said Edwin Denson, head of market strategy at Singer Partners.
In 1990, he took his skills to Merrill Lynch, rising to become the firm's head of market risk oversight.
Angus Campbell, head of market analysis at Capital Spreads, said: Despite the fall today there was room for optimism.
Simon Derrick, head of market strategy at investment firm BNY Mellon, says there are signs that is already happening.
Mario Draghi's comments about the euro are significant, says Ranko Berich, Head of Market Analysis at Monex Europe.
"It's the low-risk option," said Charles Diebel, head of market strategy at Lloyds Banking in London, "and given the market backdrop it's the sensible decision".
Deutsche is an extreme example.Richard Evans, Deutsche's head of market risk, says that the bank is very conservative about changes in volatility.
"We've seen some problematic activity when we've looked at" dark pools in trading exams, said Mr. Gira, Finra's head of market regulation.
