I have never seen an increase like it. I don't think any stock market in the world has risen more than 20 percent in a single day.

People are worried by the quality of Chavez's advisors and the left-wing factions that support him.

The international market sees the advance of Chavez as very negative. It is very clear that the shares in which foreigners had a high stake fell because they came out and sold due to fear of Chavez.

The situation is that foreign traders, who manage all the money, are putting Venezuela in the same bracket as Brazil.

In January, the market might wake up again.

The trouble is that everyone talks about reforming others and no one thinks about reforming himself.