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