While market downturns aren't enjoyable, they nevertheless present solid opportunities for investors. Plenty of companies get dragged down along with the broader market, sometimes regardless of their long-term prospects. This dynamic allows opportunistic buyers to pick up shares of solid corporations at a relatively low price. That's what investors should be looking to do right now.

After a terrible past year for the market, there are stocks with solid prospects that are down. In my view, one of the most exciting is none other than e-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Here is why. 

Amazon lost about half its value in the trailing 12-month period as economic issues affected its operations.

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