
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;

public class Main {
	private static final int MOD = (int)Math.pow(10, 9);
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		FastReader sc = new FastReader();
		String s = sc.next();
		LinkedList<Character> stack = new LinkedList<>();
		
		for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) {
			char c = s.charAt(i);
			if (stack.isEmpty() || c == 'S') {
				stack.push(c);
				continue;
			} 
			if (c == 'T') {
				if (stack.peek() == 'S') { 
					stack.pop(); 
				} else {
					stack.push(c);
				}
			}
		}
		
      	System.out.println(stack.size());
	}
	
    static class FastReader {
	    BufferedReader br;
	    StringTokenizer st;
	
	    public FastReader() {
	      br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
	    }
	  
	    String next() { 
	      while (st == null || !st.hasMoreElements()) {
	        try {
	          st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
	        } catch (IOException  e) {
	          e.printStackTrace();
	        }
	      }
	      return st.nextToken();
	    }
	
	    int nextInt() {
	      return Integer.parseInt(next());
	    }
	
	    long nextLong() {
	      return Long.parseLong(next());
	    }
	
	    double nextDouble() { 
	      return Double.parseDouble(next());
	    }
	
	    String nextLine() {
	      String str = "";
	        try{
	            str = br.readLine();
	        } catch (IOException e) {
	            e.printStackTrace();
	        }
	        return str;
	      }
	  }
}
