#include <bits/stdc++.h>

//#define fin cin
//#define fout cout

#define F first
#define S second

using namespace std;

typedef long long ll;

int n , i , j , ans;
int a[100010];

int main()
{
    #ifndef ONLINE_JUDGE
    freopen("input.in","r",stdin);
    freopen("output.out","w",stdout);
    #endif // ONLINE_JUDGE

    /*
    #ifndef ONLINE_JUDGE
    ifstream fin("input.in");
    ofstream fout("output.out");
    #endif // ONLINE_JUDGE
    */

    scanf("%d", &n);
    for (i = 1; i <= n; ++i)
        scanf("%d", &a[i]);

    for (i = 10; i <= n - 9; ++i)
    {
        bool ok = 1;

        for (j = i - 9; j < i; ++j)
            if (a[j] < a[j+1]); else ok = 0;

        for (j = i; j < i + 9; ++j)
            if (a[j] > a[j+1]); else ok = 0;

        if (ok) ans++;
    }

    printf("%d\n", ans);

    return 0;
}