#include <iostream>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstring>
#include <algorithm>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
int n, v[100100], sol;

inline bool PanicAttack(int i)
{
    int j;
    for(j = i - 9; j < i; ++j)
        if(v[j] >= v[j + 1])
            return false;
    for(j = i; j < i + 9; ++j)
        if(v[j] <= v[j + 1])
            return false;
    return true;
}

int main()
{
    int i;
    std::ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false);

    cin >> n;
    for(i = 1; i <= n; ++i)
        cin >> v[i];

    for(i = 10; i + 9 <= n; ++i)
        if(PanicAttack(i))
            sol++;

    cout << sol << "\n";
    return 0;
}