#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
const double PI = M_PI;
const int INF = -1 * 1e9;
const long long limit = -1 * 1e16;
const int MOD1 = 1e9 + 711;
const int MOD2 = 1e9 + 933;
const int MOD3 = 1e9 + 993;
const int maxn = 1e6 + 100;
int main() {
  cout.tie(0);
  cin.tie(0);
  ios_base::sync_with_stdio(0);
  int n;
  cin >> n;
  int ans = 0;
  vector<int> a(n);
  for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
    cin >> a[i];
  }
  int mi = a[0], mx = a[0];
  for (int i = 1; i < n; ++i) {
    if (a[i] > mx) {
      mx = a[i];
      ++ans;
    }
    if (a[i] < mi) {
      mi = a[i];
      ++ans;
    }
  }
  cout << ans;
  cerr << "\n\nTime elapsed: " << 1.0 * clock() / CLOCKS_PER_SEC << " s.\n";
  return 0;
}
