#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
	int i, a;
	int t = 0, s = 0;
	int ans = 0;
	int n;
	freopen("tahort.in", "r", stdin);
	freopen("tahort.out", "w", stdout);
	scanf("%d", &n);
	for(i = 1; i <= n; i++){
		scanf("%d", &a);
		if(t < a){
			s++;
			t = a;
		}else{
			if(ans < s){
				ans = s;
			}
			t = a;
			s = 1;
		}
	}
	if(ans < s){
		ans = s;
	}
	if(ans == 1){
		ans = 0;
	}
	printf("%d\n", ans);
	return 0;
}