Problem:
Score : 300 points

Problem Statement

You are given an array A of length N.
Your task is to divide it into several contiguous subarrays.
Here, all subarrays obtained must be sorted in either non-decreasing or non-increasing order.
At least how many subarrays do you need to divide A into?

Constraints

1 \leq N \leq 10^5

1 \leq A_i \leq 10^9

Each A_i is an integer.

Input

Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:

N
A_1 A_2 ... A_N

Output

Print the minimum possible number of subarrays after division of A.

Sample Input 1

6
1 2 3 2 2 1

Sample Output 1

2

One optimal solution is to divide the array into [1,2,3] and [2,2,1].

Sample Input 2

9
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1

Sample Output 2

5

Sample Input 3

7
1 2 3 2 1 999999999 1000000000

Sample Output 3

3

Solution in Rust (1.15.1) (judge verdict: Accepted)

// SNIPPET read
pub trait Readable {
    type Output;
    fn words_count() -> usize;
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Self::Output, String>;
}
#[macro_export]
macro_rules! readable {
    ( $t:ty, $words_count:expr, |$words:ident| $read_words:expr ) => {
        impl Readable for $t {
            type Output = $t;
            fn words_count() -> usize { $words_count }
            fn read_words($words: &[&str]) -> Result<$t, String> {
                Ok($read_words)
            }
        }
    };
}
readable!((), 1, |_ss| ());
readable!(String, 1, |ss| ss[0].to_string());
impl Readable for char {
    type Output = char;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<char, String> {
        let chars: Vec<char> = words[0].chars().collect();
        if chars.len() == 1 {
            Ok(chars[0])
        } else {
            Err(format!("cannot parse `{}` as a char", words[0]))
        }
    }
}
pub struct Chars();
impl Readable for Chars {
    type Output = Vec<char>;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Vec<char>, String> {
        Ok(words[0].chars().collect())
    }
}
impl Readable for i8 {
    type Output = Self;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<i8, String> {
        use std::str::FromStr;
        i8::from_str(words[0]).map_err(|_| {
            format!("cannot parse `{}` as i8", words[0])
        })
    }
}
impl Readable for u8 {
    type Output = Self;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<u8, String> {
        use std::str::FromStr;
        u8::from_str(words[0]).map_err(|_| {
            format!("cannot parse `{}` as u8", words[0])
        })
    }
}
impl Readable for i16 {
    type Output = Self;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<i16, String> {
        use std::str::FromStr;
        i16::from_str(words[0]).map_err(|_| {
            format!("cannot parse `{}` as i16", words[0])
        })
    }
}
impl Readable for u16 {
    type Output = Self;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<u16, String> {
        use std::str::FromStr;
        u16::from_str(words[0]).map_err(|_| {
            format!("cannot parse `{}` as u16", words[0])
        })
    }
}
impl Readable for i32 {
    type Output = Self;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<i32, String> {
        use std::str::FromStr;
        i32::from_str(words[0]).map_err(|_| {
            format!("cannot parse `{}` as i32", words[0])
        })
    }
}
impl Readable for u32 {
    type Output = Self;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<u32, String> {
        use std::str::FromStr;
        u32::from_str(words[0]).map_err(|_| {
            format!("cannot parse `{}` as u32", words[0])
        })
    }
}
impl Readable for i64 {
    type Output = Self;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<i64, String> {
        use std::str::FromStr;
        i64::from_str(words[0]).map_err(|_| {
            format!("cannot parse `{}` as i64", words[0])
        })
    }
}
impl Readable for u64 {
    type Output = Self;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<u64, String> {
        use std::str::FromStr;
        u64::from_str(words[0]).map_err(|_| {
            format!("cannot parse `{}` as u64", words[0])
        })
    }
}
impl Readable for isize {
    type Output = Self;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<isize, String> {
        use std::str::FromStr;
        <isize>::from_str(words[0]).map_err(|_| {
            format!("cannot parse `{}` as isize", words[0])
        })
    }
}
impl Readable for usize {
    type Output = Self;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<usize, String> {
        use std::str::FromStr;
        <usize>::from_str(words[0]).map_err(|_| {
            format!("cannot parse `{}` as usize", words[0])
        })
    }
}
impl Readable for f32 {
    type Output = Self;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<f32, String> {
        use std::str::FromStr;
        f32::from_str(words[0]).map_err(|_| {
            format!("cannot parse `{}` as f32", words[0])
        })
    }
}
impl Readable for f64 {
    type Output = Self;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<f64, String> {
        use std::str::FromStr;
        f64::from_str(words[0]).map_err(|_| {
            format!("cannot parse `{}` as f64", words[0])
        })
    }
}
#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
pub struct u8_;
impl Readable for u8_ {
    type Output = u8;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
        u8::read_words(words).map(|n| n-1)
    }
}
#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
pub struct u16_;
impl Readable for u16_ {
    type Output = u16;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
        u16::read_words(words).map(|n| n-1)
    }
}
#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
pub struct u32_;
impl Readable for u32_ {
    type Output = u32;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
        u32::read_words(words).map(|n| n-1)
    }
}
#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
pub struct u64_;
impl Readable for u64_ {
    type Output = u64;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
        u64::read_words(words).map(|n| n-1)
    }
}
#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
pub struct usize_;
impl Readable for usize_ {
    type Output = usize;
    fn words_count() -> usize { 1 }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
        <usize>::read_words(words).map(|n| n-1)
    }
}
impl<T1: Readable, T2: Readable> Readable for (T1, T2) {
    type Output = (T1::Output, T2::Output);
    fn words_count() -> usize {
        T1::words_count() + T2::words_count()
    }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
        assert_eq!(words.len(), Self::words_count());
        let mut start = 0;
        let count1 = T1::words_count();
        let val1 = T1::read_words(&words[start .. start+count1])?;
        start += count1;
        let val2 = T2::read_words(&words[start..])?;
        Ok((val1, val2))
    }
}
impl<T1: Readable, T2: Readable, T3: Readable> Readable for (T1, T2, T3) {
    type Output = (T1::Output, T2::Output, T3::Output);
    fn words_count() -> usize {
        T1::words_count() + T2::words_count() + T3::words_count()
    }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
        assert_eq!(words.len(), Self::words_count());
        let mut start = 0;
        let count1 = T1::words_count();
        let val1 = T1::read_words(&words[start .. start+count1])?;
        start += count1;
        let count2 = T2::words_count();
        let val2 = T2::read_words(&words[start .. start+count2])?;
        start += count2;
        let val3 = T3::read_words(&words[start..])?;
        Ok((val1, val2, val3))
    }
}
impl<T1: Readable, T2: Readable, T3: Readable, T4: Readable> Readable for (T1, T2, T3, T4) {
    type Output = (T1::Output, T2::Output, T3::Output, T4::Output);
    fn words_count() -> usize {
        T1::words_count() + T2::words_count() + T3::words_count() + T4::words_count()
    }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
        assert_eq!(words.len(), Self::words_count());
        let mut start = 0;
        let count1 = T1::words_count();
        let val1 = T1::read_words(&words[start .. start+count1])?;
        start += count1;
        let count2 = T2::words_count();
        let val2 = T2::read_words(&words[start .. start+count2])?;
        start += count2;
        let count3 = T3::words_count();
        let val3 = T3::read_words(&words[start .. start+count3])?;
        start += count3;
        let val4 = T4::read_words(&words[start..])?;
        Ok((val1, val2, val3, val4))
    }
}
impl<T1: Readable, T2: Readable, T3: Readable, T4: Readable, T5: Readable> Readable for (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5) {
    type Output = (T1::Output, T2::Output, T3::Output, T4::Output, T5::Output);
    fn words_count() -> usize {
        T1::words_count() + T2::words_count() + T3::words_count() + T4::words_count() + T5::words_count()
    }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
        assert_eq!(words.len(), Self::words_count());
        let mut start = 0;
        let count1 = T1::words_count();
        let val1 = T1::read_words(&words[start .. start+count1])?;
        start += count1;
        let count2 = T2::words_count();
        let val2 = T2::read_words(&words[start .. start+count2])?;
        start += count2;
        let count3 = T3::words_count();
        let val3 = T3::read_words(&words[start .. start+count3])?;
        start += count3;
        let count4 = T4::words_count();
        let val4 = T4::read_words(&words[start .. start+count4])?;
        start += count4;
        let val5 = T5::read_words(&words[start..])?;
        Ok((val1, val2, val3, val4, val5))
    }
}
impl<T1: Readable, T2: Readable, T3: Readable, T4: Readable, T5: Readable, T6: Readable> Readable for (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6) {
    type Output = (T1::Output, T2::Output, T3::Output, T4::Output, T5::Output, T6::Output);
    fn words_count() -> usize {
        T1::words_count() + T2::words_count() + T3::words_count() + T4::words_count() + T5::words_count() + T6::words_count()
    }
    fn read_words(words: &[&str]) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
        assert_eq!(words.len(), Self::words_count());
        let mut start = 0;
        let count1 = T1::words_count();
        let val1 = T1::read_words(&words[start .. start+count1])?;
        start += count1;
        let count2 = T2::words_count();
        let val2 = T2::read_words(&words[start .. start+count2])?;
        start += count2;
        let count3 = T3::words_count();
        let val3 = T3::read_words(&words[start .. start+count3])?;
        start += count3;
        let count4 = T4::words_count();
        let val4 = T4::read_words(&words[start .. start+count4])?;
        start += count4;
        let count5 = T5::words_count();
        let val5 = T5::read_words(&words[start .. start+count5])?;
        start += count5;
        let val6 = T6::read_words(&words[start..])?;
        Ok((val1, val2, val3, val4, val5, val6))
    }
}
pub trait ReadableFromLine {
    type Output;
    fn read_line(line: &str) -> Result<Self::Output, String>;
}
fn split_into_words(line: &str) -> Vec<&str> {
    line.trim_right_matches('\n').split_whitespace().collect()
}
impl<T: Readable> ReadableFromLine for T {
    type Output = T::Output;
    fn read_line(line: &str) -> Result<T::Output, String> {
        let words = split_into_words(line);
        if words.len() != T::words_count() {
            return Err(format!("line `{}` has {} words, expected {}",
                               line, words.len(), T::words_count()));
        }
        T::read_words(&words)
    }
}
pub fn read_words_into_vec<T: Readable>(words: &[&str], line: &str) -> Result<Vec<T::Output>, String> {
    let n = T::words_count();
    assert_eq!(words.len() % n, 0);
    let mut result = Vec::new();
    for chunk in words.chunks(n) {
        match T::read_words(chunk) {
            Ok(v) => result.push(v),
            Err(msg) => {
                let fragment_msg = if n == 1 {
                    format!("word {}", result.len())
                } else {
                    let l = result.len();
                    format!("words {}-{}", n*l + 1, (n+1) * l)
                };
                return Err(format!(
                    "{} of line `{}`: {}", fragment_msg, line, msg
                ));
            }
        }
    }
    Ok(result)
}
pub fn split_into_words_for_collection<T: Readable>(
    line: &str, prefix_words_count: usize
) -> Result<Vec<&str>, String> {
    let n = T::words_count();
    let words = split_into_words(line);
    if words.len() < prefix_words_count {
        return Err(
            format!("line `{}` has {} words, expected at least {}",
                    line, words.len(), prefix_words_count)
        );
    }
    if (words.len() - prefix_words_count) % T::words_count() != 0 {
        return Err(
            format!("line `{}` has {} words, expected {} + {}",
                    line, words.len(), prefix_words_count, n)
        );
    }
    Ok(words)
}
#[macro_export]
macro_rules! readable_collection {
    ($u:ident => $collection_in:ty, $collection_out:ty) => {
        readable_collection!($u: [] => $collection_in, $collection_out);
    };
    ($u:ident : [ $( $bound:path ),* ] => $collection_in:ty, $collection_out:ty) => {
        impl<$u: Readable> ReadableFromLine for $collection_in
        where
            <$u as Readable>::Output: Sized $(+ $bound)*
        {
            type Output = $collection_out;
            fn read_line(line: &str) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
                let words = split_into_words_for_collection::<$u>(line, 0)?;
                Ok(read_words_into_vec::<$u>(&words, line)?.into_iter().collect())
            }
        }
        impl<T1: Readable, $u: Readable> ReadableFromLine for (T1, $collection_in)
        where
            <$u as Readable>::Output: Sized $(+ $bound)*
        {
            type Output = (T1::Output, $collection_out);
            fn read_line(line: &str) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
                let prefix_len = T1::words_count();
                let words = split_into_words_for_collection::<$u>(line, prefix_len)?;
                let val1 = T1::read_words(&words[..prefix_len])?;
                let rest = read_words_into_vec::<$u>(&words[prefix_len..], line)?;
                Ok((val1, rest.into_iter().collect()))
            }
        }
        impl<T1: Readable, T2: Readable, $u: Readable> ReadableFromLine for (T1, T2, $collection_in)
        where
            <$u as Readable>::Output: Sized $(+ $bound)*
        {
            type Output = (T1::Output, T2::Output, $collection_out);
            fn read_line(line: &str) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
                let prefix_len = <(T1, T2)>::words_count();
                let words = split_into_words_for_collection::<$u>(line, prefix_len)?;
                let mut start = 0;
                let count1 = T1::words_count();
                let val1 = T1::read_words(&words[start .. start+count1])?;
                start += count1;
                let count2 = T2::words_count();
                let val2 = T2::read_words(&words[start .. start+count2])?;
                let rest = read_words_into_vec::<$u>(&words[prefix_len..], line)?;
                Ok((val1, val2, rest.into_iter().collect()))
            }
        }
        impl<T1: Readable, T2: Readable, T3: Readable, $u: Readable> ReadableFromLine for (T1, T2, T3, $collection_in)
        where
            <$u as Readable>::Output: Sized $(+ $bound)*
        {
            type Output = (T1::Output, T2::Output, T3::Output, $collection_out);
            fn read_line(line: &str) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
                let prefix_len = <(T1, T2, T3)>::words_count();
                let words = split_into_words_for_collection::<$u>(line, prefix_len)?;
                let mut start = 0;
                let count1 = T1::words_count();
                let val1 = T1::read_words(&words[start .. start+count1])?;
                start += count1;
                let count2 = T2::words_count();
                let val2 = T2::read_words(&words[start .. start+count2])?;
                start += count2;
                let count3 = T3::words_count();
                let val3 = T3::read_words(&words[start .. start+count3])?;
                let rest = read_words_into_vec::<$u>(&words[prefix_len..], line)?;
                Ok((val1, val2, val3, rest.into_iter().collect()))
            }
        }
        impl<T1: Readable, T2: Readable, T3: Readable, T4: Readable, $u: Readable> ReadableFromLine for (T1, T2, T3, T4, $collection_in)
        where
            <$u as Readable>::Output: Sized $(+ $bound)*
        {
            type Output = (T1::Output, T2::Output, T3::Output, T4::Output, $collection_out);
            fn read_line(line: &str) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
                let prefix_len = <(T1, T2, T3, T4)>::words_count();
                let words = split_into_words_for_collection::<$u>(line, prefix_len)?;
                let mut start = 0;
                let count1 = T1::words_count();
                let val1 = T1::read_words(&words[start .. start+count1])?;
                start += count1;
                let count2 = T2::words_count();
                let val2 = T2::read_words(&words[start .. start+count2])?;
                start += count2;
                let count3 = T3::words_count();
                let val3 = T3::read_words(&words[start .. start+count3])?;
                start += count3;
                let count4 = T4::words_count();
                let val4 = T4::read_words(&words[start .. start+count4])?;
                let rest = read_words_into_vec::<$u>(&words[prefix_len..], line)?;
                Ok((val1, val2, val3, val4, rest.into_iter().collect()))
            }
        }
    };
}
readable_collection!(U => Vec<U>, Vec<U::Output>);
pub fn read<T: ReadableFromLine>() -> T::Output {
    let mut line = String::new();
    std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut line).unwrap();
    T::read_line(&line).unwrap()
}
#[macro_export]
macro_rules! read {
    () => {
        let mut line = String::new();
        std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut line).unwrap();
    };
    ( $pat:pat = $t:ty ) => {
        let $pat = read::<$t>();
    };
    ( $( $pat:pat = $t:ty ),+ ) => {
        read!(($($pat),*) = ($($t),*));
    };
}
pub trait ReadableFromChunk {
    type Output;
    fn lines_count() -> usize;
    fn read_chunk(lines: &[String]) -> Result<Self::Output, String>;
}
impl<T1: ReadableFromLine, T2: ReadableFromLine> ReadableFromChunk for (T1, T2) {
    type Output = (T1::Output, T2::Output);
    fn lines_count() -> usize { 2 }
    fn read_chunk(lines: &[String]) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
        let out1 = T1::read_line(&lines[0])?;
        let out2 = T2::read_line(&lines[1])?;
        Ok((out1, out2))
    }
}
impl<T1: ReadableFromLine, T2: ReadableFromLine, T3: ReadableFromLine> ReadableFromChunk for (T1, T2, T3) {
    type Output = (T1::Output, T2::Output, T3::Output);
    fn lines_count() -> usize { 3 }
    fn read_chunk(lines: &[String]) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
        let out1 = T1::read_line(&lines[0])?;
        let out2 = T2::read_line(&lines[1])?;
        let out3 = T3::read_line(&lines[2])?;
        Ok((out1, out2, out3))
    }
}
impl<T1: ReadableFromLine, T2: ReadableFromLine, T3: ReadableFromLine, T4: ReadableFromLine> ReadableFromChunk for (T1, T2, T3, T4) {
    type Output = (T1::Output, T2::Output, T3::Output, T4::Output);
    fn lines_count() -> usize { 4 }
    fn read_chunk(lines: &[String]) -> Result<Self::Output, String> {
        let out1 = T1::read_line(&lines[0])?;
        let out2 = T2::read_line(&lines[1])?;
        let out3 = T3::read_line(&lines[2])?;
        let out4 = T4::read_line(&lines[3])?;
        Ok((out1, out2, out3, out4))
    }
}
pub fn read_chunk<T: ReadableFromChunk>() -> T::Output {
    let stdin = std::io::stdin();
    let mut handle = stdin.lock();
    read_chunk_from_handle::<T>(&mut handle).unwrap()
}
fn read_chunk_from_handle<T: ReadableFromChunk>(handle: &mut std::io::StdinLock) -> Option<T::Output> {
    use std::io::BufRead;
    let mut lines = vec![String::new(); T::lines_count()];
    let mut first = true;
    for line in &mut lines {
        if handle.read_line(line).unwrap() == 0 && first {
            return None;
        }
        first = false;
    }
    Some(T::read_chunk(&lines).unwrap())
}
#[macro_export]
macro_rules! read_chunk {
    ( $( $pat:pat = $t:ty ),+ ) => {
        let ($($pat),+) = read_chunk::<($($t),+)>();
    };
}
pub struct ReadLines<T: ReadableFromLine> {
    phantom: std::marker::PhantomData<T>
}
impl<T: ReadableFromLine> Iterator for ReadLines<T> {
    type Item = T::Output;
    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<T::Output> {
        use std::io::BufRead;
        let stdin = std::io::stdin();
        let mut line = String::new();
        if stdin.lock().read_line(&mut line).unwrap() > 0 {
            Some(T::read_line(&line).unwrap())
        } else {
            None
        }
    }
}
pub fn read_lines<T: ReadableFromLine>() -> ReadLines<T> {
    ReadLines {
        phantom: std::marker::PhantomData::<T>
    }
}
pub struct ReadChunks<T: ReadableFromChunk> {
    phantom: std::marker::PhantomData<T>
}
impl<T: ReadableFromChunk> Iterator for ReadChunks<T> {
    type Item = T::Output;
    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<T::Output> {
        let stdin = std::io::stdin();
        let mut handle = stdin.lock();
        read_chunk_from_handle::<T>(&mut handle)
    }
}
pub fn read_chunks<T: ReadableFromChunk>() -> ReadChunks<T> {
    ReadChunks {
        phantom: std::marker::PhantomData::<T>
    }
}
pub trait Words {
    fn read<T: Readable>(&self) -> T::Output;
}
impl<'a> Words for [&'a str] {
    fn read<T: Readable>(&self) -> T::Output {
        T::read_words(self).unwrap()
    }
}
impl<'a> Words for &'a str {
    fn read<T: Readable>(&self) -> T::Output {
        T::read_words(&[self]).unwrap()
    }
}

// SNIPPET utils
pub fn yn(result: bool) {
    if result {
        println!("Yes");
    } else {
        println!("No");
    }
}
#[allow(non_snake_case)]
pub fn YN(result: bool) {
    if result {
        println!("YES");
    } else {
        println!("NO");
    }
}
pub fn exit<T: std::fmt::Display>(msg: T) -> ! {
    println!("{}", msg);
    std::process::exit(0)
}
#[macro_export]
#[cfg(local)]
macro_rules! dbg {
    () => {
        {
            use std::io::{self, Write};
            writeln!(io::stderr(), "{}: dbg", line!()).unwrap();
        }
    };
    ($e: expr) => {
        {
            use std::io::{self, Write};
            let result = $e;
            writeln!(io::stderr(), "{}: {} = {:?}",
                     line!(), stringify!($e), result)
                .unwrap();
            result
        }
    }
}
#[macro_export]
#[cfg(not(local))]
macro_rules! dbg {
    () => {};
    ($e: expr) => {
        { $e }
    }
}

// SNIPPET slice
pub struct SliceGroupBy<'a, T: 'a, K: Eq, F: Fn(&T) -> K> {
    key_fn: F,
    rest: &'a [T],
}
impl<'a, T, K: Eq, F: Fn(&T) -> K> Iterator for SliceGroupBy<'a, T, K, F> {
    type Item = (K, &'a [T]);
    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<(K, &'a [T])> {
        if self.rest.is_empty() {
            return None;
        }
        let key = (self.key_fn)(&self.rest[0]);
        let mut end = 1;
        while end < self.rest.len() && (self.key_fn)(&self.rest[end]) == key {
            end += 1;
        }
        let (left, right) = self.rest.split_at(end);
        self.rest = right;
        Some((key, left))
    }
}
pub struct SplitByGap<'a, T: 'a, F: Fn(&T, &T) -> bool> {
    gap_fn: F,
    rest: &'a [T]
}
impl<'a, T, F: Fn(&T, &T) -> bool> Iterator for SplitByGap<'a, T, F> {
    type Item = &'a [T];
    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<&'a [T]> {
        if self.rest.is_empty() {
            return None;
        }
        let mut r = 1;
        while r < self.rest.len() && !(self.gap_fn)(&self.rest[r-1], &self.rest[r]) {
            r += 1;
        }
        let (result, rest) = self.rest.split_at(r);
        self.rest = rest;
        Some(result)
    }
}
pub struct Permutations<'a, T: 'a> {
    items: &'a [T],
    indices: Option<Vec<usize>>,
    is_first: bool,
}
impl<'a, T: 'a> Iterator for Permutations<'a, T> {
    type Item = Vec<&'a T>;
    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Vec<&'a T>> {
        if !self.is_first {
            let indices_opt = self.indices.take();
            if let Some(indices) = indices_opt {
                self.indices = next_permutation(indices);
            }
        } else {
            self.is_first = false;
        }
        self.indices.as_ref().map(|indices| {
            indices.into_iter().map(|&i| &self.items[i]).collect()
        })
    }
}
fn next_permutation(mut indices: Vec<usize>) -> Option<Vec<usize>> {
    (0 .. indices.len().saturating_sub(1)).rev()
        .find(|&left| indices[left] < indices[left+1])
        .map(|left| {
            let right = (0..indices.len()).rev()
                .find(|&right| indices[left] < indices[right])
                .unwrap();
            indices.swap(left, right);
            indices[left+1..].reverse();
            indices
        })
}
fn count_inversions_sub<T: Clone + Ord>(seq: &[T]) -> (Vec<T>, usize) {
    if seq.len() <= 1 {
        (seq.to_vec(), 0)
    } else {
        let mid = seq.len() / 2;
        let (sub1, inv1) = count_inversions_sub(&seq[..mid]);
        let (sub2, inv2) = count_inversions_sub(&seq[mid..]);
        let mut sorted = Vec::new();
        let (mut i1, mut i2) = (0, 0);
        let mut inv = 0;
        loop {
            match (sub1.get(i1), sub2.get(i2)) {
                (Some(x1), Some(x2)) => {
                    if x1 <= x2 {
                        sorted.push(x1.clone());
                        i1 += 1;
                    } else {
                        inv += sub1.len() - i1;
                        sorted.push(x2.clone());
                        i2 += 1;
                    }
                },
                (Some(_), None) => {
                    sorted.extend(sub1[i1..].iter().cloned());
                    break;
                },
                (None, Some(_)) => {
                    sorted.extend(sub2[i2..].iter().cloned());
                    break;
                },
                (None, None) => break,
            }
        }
        (sorted, inv + inv1 + inv2)
    }
}
pub trait SliceExt<T> {
    fn span<F: Fn(&T) -> bool>(&self, predicate: F) -> (&[T], &[T]);
    fn group_by<K: Eq, F: Fn(&T) -> K>(&self, key_fn: F) -> SliceGroupBy<T, K, F>;
    fn split_by_gap<F: Fn(&T, &T) -> bool>(&self, gap_fn: F) -> SplitByGap<T, F>;
    fn permutations(&self) -> Permutations<T>;
    fn count_inversions(&self) -> usize where T: Clone + Ord;
}
impl<T> SliceExt<T> for [T] {
    fn span<F: Fn(&T) -> bool>(&self, predicate: F) -> (&[T], &[T]) {
        let i = self.iter().position(|x| !predicate(x)).unwrap_or(self.len());
        (&self[..i], &self[i..])
    }
    fn group_by<K: Eq, F: Fn(&T) -> K>(&self, key_fn: F) -> SliceGroupBy<T, K, F> {
        SliceGroupBy { key_fn: key_fn, rest: self }
    }
    fn split_by_gap<F: Fn(&T, &T) -> bool>(&self, gap_fn: F) -> SplitByGap<T, F> {
        SplitByGap { gap_fn: gap_fn, rest: self }
    }
    fn permutations(&self) -> Permutations<T> {
        let indices = if self.is_empty() {
            None
        } else {
            Some((0..self.len()).collect())
        };
        Permutations {
            items: self,
            indices: indices,
            is_first: true,
        }
    }
    fn count_inversions(&self) -> usize where T: Clone + Ord {
        count_inversions_sub(self).1
    }
}
pub trait SliceOfVecsExt<T> {
    fn transpose_clone(&self) -> Option<Vec<Vec<T>>> where T: Clone;
}
impl<T> SliceOfVecsExt<T> for [Vec<T>] {
    fn transpose_clone(&self) -> Option<Vec<Vec<T>>> where T: Clone {
        if self.iter().any(|row| row.is_empty()) {
            return None;
        }
        if self.windows(2).any(|rows| rows[0].len() < rows[1].len()) {
            return None;
        }
        let mut result = Vec::new();
        let n = self.get(0).map_or(0, |first| first.len());
        for i in 0..n {
            let mut result_row = Vec::new();
            for j in 0..self.len() {
                if self[j].len() <= i {
                    break;
                }
                result_row.push(self[j][i].clone());
            }
            result.push(result_row);
        }
        Some(result)
    }
}

// END SNIPPETS
// Here is the documentation: https://yoshrc.github.io/rust-atcoder-snippets/atcoder_snippets/index.html

fn solve(seq: &[u32]) -> usize {
    if seq.len() == 0 {
        0
    } else if seq.len() == 1 {
        1
    } else {
        let i = if seq[0] < seq[1] {
            seq.windows(2).position(|w| w[0] > w[1]).unwrap_or(seq.len() - 1)
        } else {
            seq.windows(2).position(|w| w[0] < w[1]).unwrap_or(seq.len() - 1)
        };
        1 + solve(&seq[i+1..])
    }
}

fn main() {
    read!(n = usize);
    read!(mut aa = Vec<u32>);
    if n == 1 {
        println!("1");
        return;
    }
    aa.dedup();
    println!("{}", solve(&aa));
}