Nowhere Monotonic Continuous Function
THEOREM
There exists a continuous function f:[0,1]->R
that is neither increasing nor decreasing on any subinterval of [0,1].
Proof
Consider the set of all continuous functions f:[0,1]->R.
Equip it with the sup metric. It's a complete metric space.
Let I be a subinterval of [0,1].
Let A(I) denote the set of all continuous f:[0,1]->R that are increasing on I.
( x<y ==> f(x)<=f(y) ).
Notice that A(I) is closed.
Let B(I) be the set of all continuous f:[0,1]->R that are decreasing on I.
Notice that B(I) is closed.
Let K = A(I) u B(I).
Notice that K is closed and Int(K) = 0.
Let {I[n]} be a sequence of intervals constructed as follows.
I[1]=[0,1/2], I[2]=[1/2,1], I[3]=[0,1/3], I[4]=[1/3,2/3],
I[5]=[2/3,1], I[6]=[0,1/4], I[7]=[1/4,2/4], etc.
Put P[n] = A(I[n]) u B(I[n]).
Notice that P[n] is closed and Int(P[n])=0.
By the Baire Category Theorem U(n:-N)[P[n]] is not the whole space,
thus showing the existence of a continuous function that is
neither increasing nor decreasing on any subinterval of [0,1].