#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main() {
  vector<int> v;
  int total, num, i, koita = 0;
  scanf("%d", &total);
  for (i = 0; i < total; i++) {
    scanf("%d", &num);
    v.push_back(num);
  }
  int maximum = v[0];
  int minimum = v[0];
  for (i = 1; i < total; i++) {
    num = v[i];
    if (num > maximum) {
      maximum = num;
      koita++;
    }
    if (num < minimum) {
      minimum = num;
      koita++;
    }
  }
  printf("%d\n", koita);
  return 0;
}
