codeforces 155A - I_love_\%username\%

n=int(input())
cnt = 0
 
nums=list(map(int, input().split()))
strat_min=nums[0]
strat_max=nums[0]
for i in range(1,n) :
    if strat_min < nums[i] :
        cnt+=1
        strat_min=nums[i]
    if strat_max > nums[i] :
        cnt+=1
        strat_max=nums[i]
print(cnt)