The Nasdaq Composite is heavily weighted toward the technology sector, and that tends to make the index volatile. For instance, the Nasdaq is currently 31% off its high, while the broad-based S&P 500 is down just 17%. But there is also a silver lining to its tech-heavy nature. Despite falling more sharply of late, the Nasdaq has easily outperformed the S&P 500 over the past decade because it includes many innovative and potentially disruptive companies, and those companies can create tremendous value for patient shareholders.

Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) and Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) fit that description. Both businesses are on the cutting edge of their respective industries, yet the challenging economic environment has sent shares of Airbnb and Datadog tumbling 53% and 64%, respectively, from their highs. But the economy will eventually rebound, and both stocks could soar when that happens.

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