#include<iostream>
#include<cstdio>
using namespace std;
const int maxn=100010;
int n,h[maxn],g[maxn],ans=0,last;
bool jj=0,up;


int main()
{
	scanf("%d",&n);
	for(int i=1;i<=n;i++)
		scanf("%d",&h[i]);
	if(h[1]<h[2])up=1;
	else up=0;
	ans=2;
	for(int i=3;i<=n;i++)
	{
		if(up&&h[i]<h[i-1])
		{
			up=0;
			ans++;
		}
		else if(!up&&h[i]>h[i-1])
		{
			up=1;
			ans++;
		}
	}
	printf("%d",ans);
	return 0;
}