#include <cstdio>
#define nmax 100005
int n,v[nmax];

int solve(int i)
{
    int j;
    for (j=i;j>=i-8;j--)
        if (!(v[j]>v[j-1]))
            return 0;
    for (j=i;j<=i+8;j++)
        if (!(v[j]>v[j+1]))
            return 0;
    return 1;
}
int main()
{
    int i;
   // freopen("date.in","r",stdin);
    scanf("%d",&n);
    for (i=1;i<=n;i++)
        scanf("%d",&v[i]);
    int sol=0;
    for (i=10;i+9<=n;i++)
        sol+=solve(i);
    printf("%d",sol);
    return 0;
}