#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main() {
  int n;
  cin >> n;
  int key;
  vector<int> v;
  for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
    cin >> key;
    v.push_back(key);
  }
  int max = v[0];
  int min = v[0];
  int amz = 0;
  for (int i = 1; i < n; ++i) {
    if (v[i] > max) {
      amz++;
      max = v[i];
    }
    if (v[i] < min) {
      amz++;
      min = v[i];
    }
  }
  cout << amz;
}
