#include "bits/stdc++.h"
using namespace std;

// コンテスト中のみ
//#define int long long

#define ll long long
#define rep(i,n) for(int i = 0; i < (n); i++)
#define P pair<ll,ll>
#define ld long double
ll INF = (1LL << 60);
int MOD = 1000000007;

ll N;
ll A[100010], B[100010];

ll lLIS[100010], lLDS[100010], rLIS[100010], rLDS[100010];

signed main() {
	ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
	cin.tie(nullptr);
	cin >> N;
	rep(i, N)cin >> A[i];
	rep(i, N)B[i] = -A[i];
	vector<ll>dp(N, INF);
	rep(i, N) {
		*lower_bound(dp.begin(), dp.end(), A[i]) = A[i];
		lLIS[i] = lower_bound(dp.begin(), dp.end(), INF) - dp.begin();
	}
	rep(i, N)dp[i] = INF;
	for (int i = N - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
		*lower_bound(dp.begin(), dp.end(), A[i]) = A[i];
		rLIS[i] = lower_bound(dp.begin(), dp.end(), INF) - dp.begin();
	}
	rep(i, N)dp[i] = INF;
	rep(i, N) {
		*lower_bound(dp.begin(), dp.end(), B[i]) = B[i];
		lLDS[i] = lower_bound(dp.begin(), dp.end(), INF) - dp.begin();
	}
	rep(i, N)dp[i] = INF;
	for (int i = N - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
		*lower_bound(dp.begin(), dp.end(), B[i]) = B[i];
		rLDS[i] = lower_bound(dp.begin(), dp.end(), INF) - dp.begin();
	}
	ll ans = 0;
	rep(i, N) {
		ans = max(ans, min(lLIS[i], rLIS[i]) - 1);
		ans = max(ans, min(lLDS[i], rLDS[i]) - 1);
	}
	cout << ans << endl;
	return 0;
}