#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define rep(i,n) for (int i = 0; i < (int)(n); i ++)
#define irep(i,n) for (int i = (int)(n) - 1;i >= 0;--i)
using namespace std;
using ll = long long;
using PL = pair<ll,ll>;
using P = pair<int,int>;
constexpr int INF = 1000000001;
constexpr long long HINF = 1000000000000000;
constexpr long long MOD = 1000000007;// = 998244353;
constexpr double EPS = 1e-4;
constexpr double PI = 3.14159265358979;

int judge(vector<ll> A,int N) {
    vector<int> B(N + 1,INF);
    vector<int> length(N);
    rep(i,N) {
        int j = lower_bound(B.begin(),B.end(),A[i]) - B.begin();
        B[j] = A[i];
        length[i] = j;
    }
    reverse(A.begin(),A.end());
    fill(B.begin(),B.end(),INF);
    int ans = 0;
    rep(i,N) {
        int j = lower_bound(B.begin(),B.end(),A[i]) - B.begin();
        B[j] = A[i];
        ans = max(ans,min(length[i],j));
    }
    return ans;
}

int main() {
    cin.tie(nullptr);
    ios::sync_with_stdio(false);

    int N; cin >> N;
    vector<ll> A(N);
    rep(i,N) cin >> A[i];
    int ans = judge(A,N);
    rep(i,N) A[i] *= -1;
    ans = max(ans,judge(A,N));
    cout << ans << '\n';
    return 0;
}