#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main(){
    int n,i,l=1,k=0;
    cin>>n;
    int a[n];
    for(i=0;i<n;i++) cin>>a[i];
    for(i=1;i<n;i++){
        if(k==0){
            if(a[i-1]<a[i]){
                k=1;
            }else k=2;
        }else if(k==1){
            if(a[i-1]>a[i]){
                l++;
                k=2;
            }
        }else{
            if(a[i-1]<a[i]){
                l++;
                k=1;
            }
        }
    }
    cout<<l;
} 
/**************************************************************
	Problem: 1173
	User: wngjinming
	Language: C++
	Result: Accepted
	Time:10 ms
	Memory:2072 kb
****************************************************************/