There have been few market downturns in recent memory as exasperating as the one we're currently experiencing. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite indexes are firmly in bear market territory for the year, and with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 18%, it's hovering just above that threshold. Investors are wondering how far down the bottom really is.

It's clear that patience is going to be necessary. The Federal Reserve just raised interest rates by 75 basis points for the third time in a row and has signaled that equally steep increases are coming. Those raises are designed to slow the economy in an attempt to cool inflation, and investors might be tempted to just sit on the sidelines to wait for the dust to settle. But that could be a mistake. 

These three tech stocks will offer the best potential of generating the greatest returns for patient investors when that upturn hits.

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