#include<fstream>

using namespace std;

ifstream fin("scmax.in");
ofstream fout("scmax.out");

int n,v[100005],i,k,c,m;

int main()
{
    fin >> n;
    for (i=1; i<=n; i++)
      fin >> v[i];
    c=v[1];
    for (i=2; i<=n; i++)
    {
        if (v[i]>c)
        {
            k++;
            c=v[i];
        }
        else
        {
            if (m<k)
              m=k;
            k=0;
            c=v[i];
        }
    }
    fout << m;
    fin.close();
    fout.close();
    return 0;
}