using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using static System.Math;

namespace CSharp
{
    class Program
    {
        struct State
        {
            public long Min { get; set; }
            public long Max { get; set; }
            public bool Increasing { get; set; }
            public bool Decreasing { get; set; }

            public static State Initial => new State
            {
                Min = long.MaxValue,
                Max = long.MinValue,
                Increasing = true,
                Decreasing = true,
            };
        }

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            ReadString();
            long[] A = ReadLongArray();

            State state = State.Initial;
            int ans = 0;
            foreach (var value in A)
            {
                if (value < state.Max)
                {
                    state.Increasing = false;
                }

                if (value > state.Min)
                {
                    state.Decreasing = false;
                }

                if (!state.Increasing && !state.Decreasing)
                {
                    ans++;
                    state = State.Initial;
                }

                state.Min = Min(state.Min, value);
                state.Max = Max(state.Max, value);
            }

            ans++;
            Console.WriteLine(ans);
        }

        #region Helpers

        static int[] ReadIntArray() => Console.ReadLine().Split().Select(s => int.Parse(s)).ToArray();
        static long[] ReadLongArray() => Console.ReadLine().Split().Select(s => long.Parse(s)).ToArray();

        static int[] ReadLineIntArray(int count) => Enumerable.Repeat(0, count).Select(_ => int.Parse(Console.ReadLine())).ToArray();
        static long[] ReadLineLongArray(int count) => Enumerable.Repeat(0, count).Select(_ => long.Parse(Console.ReadLine())).ToArray();

        static string ReadString() => Console.ReadLine();
        static int ReadInt() => int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
        static long ReadLong() => long.Parse(Console.ReadLine());

        static void ReadInt(out int first)
        {
            var array = ReadIntArray();
            first = array[0];
        }

        static void ReadInt(out int first, out int second)
        {
            var array = ReadIntArray();
            first = array[0];
            second = array[1];
        }

        static void ReadInt(out int first, out int second, out int third)
        {
            var array = ReadIntArray();
            first = array[0];
            second = array[1];
            third = array[2];
        }

        static void ReadInt(out int first, out int second, out int third, out int fourth)
        {
            var array = ReadIntArray();
            first = array[0];
            second = array[1];
            third = array[2];
            fourth = array[3];
        }

        static void ReadLong(out long first)
        {
            var array = ReadLongArray();
            first = array[0];
        }

        static void ReadLong(out long first, out long second)
        {
            var array = ReadLongArray();
            first = array[0];
            second = array[1];
        }

        static void ReadLong(out long first, out long second, out long third)
        {
            var array = ReadLongArray();
            first = array[0];
            second = array[1];
            third = array[2];
        }

        static void ReadLong(out long first, out long second, out long third, out long fourth)
        {
            var array = ReadLongArray();
            first = array[0];
            second = array[1];
            third = array[2];
            fourth = array[3];
        }

        #endregion
    }
}

Measured memory_bytes: 20832