This thesis attempts to examine the relationship between investors’ sentiment and positive feedback trading behavior in the U.S. stock index and index futures markets. In addition, we examine changes in the positive feedback trading during the periods of pre- and post- financial crises. Our results show that there is positive feedback trading between the U.S. stock index and index futures markets, with investment sentiment driving the positive feedback trading. Our evidence supports that the positive feedback trading is more intense during the market turmoil –i.e., the period of post- financial crisis has increased the positive feedback trading more than pre- financial crisis.