#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main() {
  int n;
  cin >> n;
  int arr[n];
  int dp[n];
  dp[0] = 1;
  for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
    cin >> arr[i];
  }
  if (n == 1) {
    cout << n << endl;
  } else {
    for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) {
      if (arr[i] > arr[i - 1]) {
        dp[i] = dp[i - 1] + 1;
      } else {
        dp[i] = 1;
      }
    }
    int ans = 0;
    for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) {
      if (dp[i] > ans) {
        ans = max(ans, dp[i]);
      }
    }
    cout << ans;
  }
}
