This was in spite of media and Wall Street's negativity toward the greenback (NYSEARCA:UDN) and bullishness toward gold (NYSEARCA:IAU) and silver (NYSEARCA:AGQ). The PowerShares DB 3X levered long was a similar story and rose over 10% from its low of $19.29 on February 1 to over $22 in March where our firm advised taking profits. For now, I trust my eyes, and glancing at the next chart tells me that perhaps there are other factors that are mitigating real inflation and proving the decline in purchasing power (NYSEARCA:TIP) thus far is an overblown facade.