At first glance, this may seem to be the US oil and gas industry’s darkest hour.

The S&P 500 Energy Index’ -46.8 percent year to date return is a stark contrast to the broad S&P 500’s 8.7 percent. The first sector companies to report Q3 numbers have delivered a rather somber outlook. And just days before November elections, the presidential candidate ahead in opinion polls appears to have endorsed phasing out the use of fossil fuels.

It probably won’t surprise you that we see things a bit differently at Energy and Income Advisor.

Running down our three coverage universes—“MLPs and Midstream,” “E&P and Services” and “Canada and Australia”—it’s hard not to notice prices and yields for stocks that reflect a worst case scenario of many more dividend cuts and even bankruptcies. And the clear takeaway is that investors are expecting the worst.