Stack - 9 | What are Monotonic Stacks?

Telegram Channel : https://t.me/ctobhaiya_tg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ctobhaiya Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anuj-kumar-a-k-a-cto-bhaiya-on-youtube-9a188968 Github: https://github.com/team-codebug/babua-dsa-patterns-course Support me 🙌🏻: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/anuj.baranwal.1994 Leetcode: X Github Repo: https://github.com/team-codebug/leetcode Notes: https://github.com/team-codebug/leetcode/blob/main/DSA_In_90Days/12_Stacks/Stack_9_Monotonic_Stack(Theory).svg 3 Months DSA for Placements! 🚀 Beginner to Advanced Playlist 📌 Monotonic Stack Explained | Next Greater Element | Stack Interview Pattern In this video, we dive deep into one of the most powerful and efficient techniques in competitive programming and interviews — the Monotonic Stack. ✅ What you’ll learn: What is a Monotonic Stack? When to use an Increasing vs Decreasing stack How the stack helps find Next Greater / Smaller Elements in O(n) Why “Stack top gives the answer” makes sense Real LeetCode examples like 496, 503, and 739 🚀 Whether you're prepping for FAANG interviews or brushing up on stack patterns, this video will give you crystal-clear intuition with dry-run walkthroughs and templates you can reuse. 📚 Bonus: You’ll also understand how this pattern is used in problems like: Daily Temperatures Stock Span Largest Rectangle in Histogram 🔔 Subscribe for more DSA breakdowns, coding patterns, and interview tips! #MonotonicStack #NextGreaterElement #DataStructures #StackInterviewQuestions #CodingInterview #LeetCodeSolutions #DSA #CompetitiveProgramming #SystemDesignPrep #StackPattern #DailyTemperatures #StockSpanProblem #AlgorithmTutorial #TechInterviewPrep #CodeWithMe CHAPTERS 0:00 What is a Monotonic Stack 0:20 Types 2:03 Next Greater Element Problem Using Brute Force 4:23 Next Greater Element Problem Using Monotonic Decreasing Stack 9:00 Important tip on Monotonic Stack 9:59 Conclusion =========================== ➡️ Connect with me: LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/anuj-kumar-a-k-a-cto-bhaiya-on-youtube-9a188968 Telegram Channel : https://t.me/ctobhaiya_tg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ctobhaiya ===========================