#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
const int N = 1000006;
const int INF = 100000009;
int n;
int a[N];
bool color[N];
int main()
{
ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false);
cin >> n;
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
cin >> a[i];
int ans = 0, mn = INF, mx = -INF;
for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; i++) {
int l = a[i];
while (i < n - 1 && a[i] < a[i + 1]) i++;
int r = a[i];
if ((l < mx && mx < r) || (l < mn && mn < r))
ans++;
mn = min(mn, l), mx = max(mx, r);
ans++;
}
cout << ans << endl;
return 0;
}
