Mark Twain once said, "History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes." The stock market regularly embodies that quote, and 2023 is shaping up to be a great example.

The Nasdaq-100 technology index plunged 33% last year, but data going back to its inception in 1985 suggests consecutive down years are rare. In fact, there has only been one occurrence, and that was during the dotcom tech bust from 2000 to 2002.

Every other losing year for the Nasdaq-100 has been followed by a strong bounce back. Since the index is up 34% in 2023 already, it's certainly rhyming with history. But investors who've missed out on this year's rally so far shouldn't fret -- here are two stocks that are still buys right now.

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