#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main() {
  int n;
  cin >> n;
  int a[n];
  for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) cin >> a[i];
  if (n == 1)
    cout << 1 << endl;
  else {
    int tcount = 0, gcount = 0;
    for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) {
      tcount = 1;
      int j = i;
      while (a[j - 1] < a[j] && j < n) {
        tcount++;
        j++;
      }
      gcount = max(tcount, gcount);
      i = j;
    }
    cout << gcount << endl;
  }
  return 0;
}
