Any thoughts on Penguin 3.0?
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Ok ok, so it's just a data refresh and not a major - but does anyone has some additional insight now that the data has been refreshed? Any thoughts about the winners and losers in this one?
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From what I know, it's just a continuation of the penguin updates. If you failed to adjust since the 1st update was released, then you'll end up worse. However, 3.0 only affects 0.3% and is mostly targeted at EMDs.
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