Buy Low, Sell High

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
typedef long long ll;
 
vector<ll> v;
 
int main() {
    int n;
    cin >> n;
    
    v.resize(n);
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        ll x;
        cin >> x;
        v[i] = x;
    }
    
    ll minStart = v[0];
    ll maxProfitAnywhereBetween = 0;
    vector<ll> l(n);
    
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        minStart = min(minStart, v[i]);
        ll profitIfSellHere = v[i] - minStart;
        maxProfitAnywhereBetween = max(maxProfitAnywhereBetween, profitIfSellHere);
        l[i] = maxProfitAnywhereBetween;
    }
    
    ll maxEnd = v[n-1];
    maxProfitAnywhereBetween = 0;
    vector<ll> r(n);
    
    for (int i=n-1; i >= 0; i--) {
        maxEnd = max(maxEnd, v[i]);
        ll profitIfBuyHere = maxEnd - v[i];
        maxProfitAnywhereBetween = max(maxProfitAnywhereBetween, profitIfBuyHere);
        r[i] = maxProfitAnywhereBetween;
    }
    ll ans = 0;
    for (int i =0; i < n; i++) {
        ans = max(ans, l[i] + r[i]);
    }
    
    cout << ans << endl;
    
    
    
}

Test 1

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 2

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 3

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 4

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 5

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 6

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 7

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 8

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 9

Verdict: ACCEPTED