The stock market is off to a positive start in 2023, with the Nasdaq-100 technology index trading higher by more than 6% so far. If this continues -- and history suggests it might -- this year could be the polar opposite of 2022, when the index declined by more than 33%. 

But the recent gain in the Nasdaq-100 pales in comparison to the surge in shares of Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ: ACLS) and Offerpad Solutions (NYSE: OPAD), which have jumped 28% and 57%, respectively, to start the year.

Interestingly, the two companies experienced very different journeys during the tech sell-off in 2022. Here are the unique reasons behind their juicy returns so far in 2023.

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Source Fool.com